When Things Align Unexpectedly
Things are happening
or: Learning to Not Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
The stars seem to have aligned. I am...
2014-11-02
871 reads
Chris
Changing Your SQL Server Name
Is the name of your SQL Server correct?
Why Worry About The Server Name In SQL?
When the name of the actual...
2014-10-31
1,670 reads
Changing Your SQL Server Name
Reading Time: 2 minutesIs the name of your SQL Server correct?
Why Worry About The Server Name In SQL?
When the name...
2014-10-31
1,015 reads
Find all triggers in a SQL Server Database
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What Are Database Triggers?
Do you know what triggers lurk in your database?
Triggers can be implemented to enforce...
2014-10-24
513 reads
Untrusted Foreign Keys
What is a Foreign Key?
Do you trust your foreign keys?
A foreign key is a link between 2 tables that is...
2014-10-23 (first published: 2014-10-17)
7,687 reads
Untrusted Foreign Keys
Reading Time: 4 minutes
What is a Foreign Key?
Do you trust your foreign keys?
A foreign key is a link between...
2014-10-17
320 reads
I Must Be Doing Something Right – MVP Award
I am extremely excited to announce that I have just received the Microsoft MVP award for SQL Server for 2014.
For...
2014-09-30
890 reads
I Must Be Doing Something Right – MVP Award
I am extremely excited to announce that I have just received the Microsoft MVP award for SQL Server for 2014.
For...
2014-09-30
950 reads
Video: Walk & Talk #003 – RPO
What is the RPO?
And why does it matter?
Join me as I walk through Jefferson Patterson Park’s Indian village and discuss...
2014-09-30
856 reads
Video: Walk & Talk #003 – RPO
What is the RPO?
And why does it matter?
Join me as I walk through Jefferson Patterson Park’s Indian village and discuss...
2014-09-30
1,068 reads
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Creating JSON I
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