Improving SQL Server Performance by using Instant File Initialization
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2014-02-21 (first published: 2014-02-18)
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Blog Posts
Notes From The February 2014 oPASS Meeting
Live notes from the meeting.
Attendance is low tonight, about 10 people (though it was well advertised, I got quite a...
2014-02-21
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Reblog: February 14 to February 20
Photo credit – Jenn and Tony Bot
Sometimes old stuff is just as cool as new stuff. Over the past few years,...
2014-02-21
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Spreadsheet controls in #Office 2013
Now available are Audit and Control Management Server (ACM), and Discovery and Risk Assessment, which are both designed to help...
2014-02-21
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 CU11
On February 17, 2014, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 CU11, which is Build 10.50.4302. This cumulative update has...
2014-02-21
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SQLSaturday #273 In Tampa This Weekend
I’m looking forward to the trip to Tampa for SQLSaturday #273 this weekend. I’m driving down this afternoon to beat...
2014-02-21
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Toyota Land Cruiser Fj40 Diesel Engine Swap – #dieselisbetter
Toyota Land Cruiser Specialists (TLC) has taken its restoration business a step further and started offering its own line of...
2014-02-21
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Up Coming Speaking Events
Hello Dear Reader! We are 2 months into 2014 and the New Year is off to a busy start. This...
2014-02-21
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Walmart Store Openings through Power Map
A couple weeks back, I was taking a look at a map that had been put together on Flowing Data...
2014-02-21 (first published: 2014-02-18)
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101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die #whiskey
In his new book “101 Whiskies to Try Before you Die” whisky expert Ian Buxton poses the fun challenge of...
2014-02-20
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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