Laptop Boy Scouts
This editorial was originally published on Jan 10, 2007. Steve is at DevConnections, so it is being republished. This piece talks about laptop security when you are working in a public place.
2011-11-03
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Password Help
Today we have an editorial that was originally published on Oct 9, 2006. Steve Jones talks about the issues of turnover, passwords, and security.
2011-11-02
115 reads
Doubly Wrong
Today we have an editorial that was originally published on Nov 7, 2006 as Steve is at DevConnections. This one talks about SPAM and security.
2011-11-01
75 reads
Get Inspired – SQL Inspire 2011 New York
Coming up next week is the SQL Inspire 2011 event in New York City. It’s an event with a number...
2011-11-01
1,682 reads
Using a Clustered Index to Solve a SQL Server Deadlock Issue
At some time or another every DBA has been faced with the challenge of solving a deadlock issue in their SQL Server database. In the following tip we will look at how indexes and more specifically clustered indexes on the right columns can help reduce the chance of your applications receiving this dreaded error
2011-11-01
4,839 reads
Document Your Day
You should be documenting your day, your week, your month, on a regular basis. Take a few minutes when you...
2011-10-31
2,653 reads
Happy Halloween 2011
It's Halloween day, the night for dressing up in costume and being a little silly. Hopefully it's also a fun day without anything going wrong for you at work.
2011-10-31
72 reads
Employee Slurping
This editorial was originally published on Oct 21, 2006. It is being re-run as Steve is out at SQL in the City today. This one talks about the security of USB devices and the potential problems of employees copying data.
2011-10-28
176 reads
Virtualization for Security
This editorial was originally published on Nov 7, 2006. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL in the City today. Today Steve talks about security using virtualization.
2011-10-27
55 reads
Buckets for Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery can be a huge project at any company. Considering the ways in which you build a plan that...
2011-10-26
1,331 reads
Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
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Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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