SQL Saturday 232 Schedule is LIVE!
Hello Dear Reader! Just a quick blog post today. The Schedule for SQL Saturday 232 is now live! You probably...
2013-07-16
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Blog Posts
SSMS 2012 Extender for the times you want some organization to the random pile of objects gathering in the dusty confines of that database
When dealing with large amounts of objects in a database, navigation can be tedious with SSMS object explorer. This extender...
2013-07-16
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The benefit of placement firms
Why do companies use placement firms to find IT contractors instead of using internal recruiters?
Who better to answer that question...
2013-07-16
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A Tale of Two Hotels
This is a long and convoluted post about my experiences at two hotels, but it has a point for DBAs...
2013-07-15
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Check unused index in SQL Sever 2008
Checking for unused indices across your database should also be a part of housekeeping. Usually i would schedule checking for...
2013-07-15
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Guide to SQL Server Table Indexes (Part 1)
One of the most important tasks for every database administrator (DBA) is to ensure that query times are consistent with...
2013-07-15
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #41
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-07-15
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Microsoft SQL Server security best practices checklist
SQL Server is a repository of sensitive information for organizations, and that is why it is important to ensure that...
2013-07-15
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New Hebrew SQL Server Podcast
Five months ago, I wrote a post about my love for Podcasts.
At some point, I started to think about starting...
2013-07-15
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Ordering steps in a SQL Agent job
Generally if I need to do any form of complicated control flow I’ll end up using SSIS, however there is...
2013-07-15 (first published: 2013-07-08)
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Blogs
SQL Server Journey Part 2: Modern Era (2017 – 2026) – AI/Cloud First
By Vinay Thakur
Following up on my Part 1 baseline, the journey from 2017 onward changed how...
Google Moves Up Post-Quantum Cryptography Timeline
By Brian Kelley
In cryptography, the RSA and ECC algorithms which we use primarily for asymmetric cryptography...
The Book of Redgate: No Politics
By Steve Jones
In today’s world, this might mean something different, but in 2010, we had this...
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Identities and Sequences II
In thinking about the differences between the identity property and a sequence object, which of these two guarantees that there are consecutive numbers (according to the increment) inserted in a single table?
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