Getting to the next level in your SQL Server career

Jen McCown (Blog | Twitter) wrote about an interesting topic on the different levels of database professionals. In her article, Jen...

Protect Against SQL Injection Using Triggers

Before I became a SQL Server DBA, I used to be a web developer in ASP3. Since then, I sometimes...

SQL Server Quickie #2 - Extents

Yesterday I have uploaded my 2nd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I'm
talking about Extents, and how SQL...

SQL Server Quickie #2 – Extents

Yesterday I have uploaded my 2nd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I’m talking about Extents, and how...

Exporting Data Using BCP

BCP, or bulk copy program, has been around in SQL Server for a long time. It is a great way...

Identity Insert and Table Variables – CONNECT issue

I was running some code the other day and was surprised by the result.
DECLARE @tmp TABLE (myID INT IDENTITY,MyChar VARCHAR(200))

INSERT...

SQL Saturday US Map

Apparently, SQL Saturday isn’t popular in the west. See for yourself. I wanted to see what cities frequently host SQL...

SQLSailor is exploring(Part5) – SQLDatabase Dashboard on Windows Azure

Well, that is one impressive dashboard of Audi RS4! It gives huge amount of flexibility for the driver to control...

SQLSailor is exploring(Part6) – Understanding firewall concepts for SQLDatabase on Windows Azure

Security is one of the most discussed topics for any cloud deployment plans and no organisation would like to compromise...

When Things That Are Supposed to Protect You Try to Kill You

This past week I was presented with a very unique issue.  A call came in with a production issue on...