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I am a Microsoft certified SQL Server expert with over 20 years of experience. Creating secure, reliable, and fast data structures is my passion, and I want to share my expertise with you.

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6 steps to a more secure SQL database

Security is often something people think about only after they have had a problem. Given that the average cost of a data breach is $3.92 million (SecurityIntelligence 2019) and ransomware attacks have increased 97% over the past 2 years (PhishMe 2019), the "if it's not broke, don't fix it" approach can clearly be catastrophic. Here […]

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On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:

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