2012-04-23
1,236 reads
Steve Jones
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Small Management
This editorial was originally published on June 21, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is traveling. Today we take a poll on administration and management from devices smaller than a laptop.
2012-04-20
91 reads
Social Data Analysis
Today we have an editorial originally published on June 24, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is traveling. IBM has done some work to help people analyze sets of data with new visualizations.
2012-04-18
112 reads
SQL Injection Tools
I wouldn’t recommend you use any of the tools in this article for attacking anyone, but they could help you...
2012-04-18
1,240 reads
The Best of the Best
Today's editorial was originally pubished on June 26, 2007. It is being re-run today as Steve is traveling. What were the best places to work in 2007? Steve Jones links to a list and talks about the value of using those lists.
2012-04-17
188 reads
Creating a User without a Login – Contained Databases
In SQL Server 2012, we have a new feature: partially contained databases. In a previous post, I showed how to...
2012-04-16
12,420 reads
Key Storage
Today Steve Jones asks about how you secure the keys that secure your other data. Is there a good way that you've found to handle this?
2012-04-13
152 reads
Be Extra Careful When Packing
Over the last couple of years I’ve gotten myself down to two small, carry-on bags for most of my trips....
2012-04-12
1,087 reads
Transfer Times in the Cloud
Today Steve Jones talks about a problem in the cloud computing world: getting your data back.
2012-04-12
155 reads
2012-04-12
2,193 reads
Blogs
Tooling for Success: The Best FinOps Tools and Technologies
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps person, I know that to make FinOps successful, you need more...
From Planning to Practice: Setting Up Your FinOps Framework
By HeyMo0sh
As someone who works in DevOps, I’m always focused on creating systems that are...
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
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SQL Art 2: St Patrick’s Day in SSMS (Shamrock + Pint + Pixel Text)
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Breaking Down Your Work
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers