How Many Bytes Are In My Column? – T-SQL Functions

One of the things you want to be aware of when writing T-SQL is using the proper function for a...

What Differentiates Enterprise?

This Friday Steve Jones asks you about the Enterprise Edition of SQL Server, and what should the distinction be?

RAID 5 Parity

Do You Need A Safe Word?

A hacker breaches security by gaining control of an executive's email account. Does that mean that we should consider adding another level of authentication to privileged requests?

SQL Server Connections in a week

I’m heading to SQL Server Connections next week, part of the DevConnections conference featuring a whole slew of technologies. Once...

Test Before Deciding

How do you decide what improvements to make to your SQL Server? Or what settings to turn off? Having hard and fast rules isn't a great idea, and Steve Jones talks about why.

Looking at SOX

This Friday Steve Jones asks what impact the Sarbanes-Oxley act has had on your job. After nearly a decade since the act was passed, is it intrusive in the workplace or just another part of your job.

Implicit and Explicit Conversions

Code that depends on implicit conversions can live for years in production without issue. However Steve Jones says that you shouldn't depend on these conversions

My Connect Items – Won’t Fix

There’s been some work to close out items in Connect that aren’t going to be fixed. I don’t know exactly...

A SQL Conference In The Sun

SQL Connections, part of Dev Connections, is coming in a few weeks. Now is the time to register and get the chance to learn in a sunny location.