Two Webcasts, One Day
If you are interested in listening to my sultry Minnesota voice this Thursday, you have the opportunity to do it…...
2012-02-14
635 reads
Blog Posts
Battery Life–The Hidden Cost of Keeping a Laptop
I’ve had my Dell E6500 for about 3-1/2 years now. I’ve recently upgraded the original (back when a SSD was...
2012-02-13
851 reads
Blogsy and my iPad
So this is just a short post to test how well I can type and use Blogsy. If it works...
2012-02-13
687 reads
RYO Maintenance Plan – Enhancement Request
In response to my last post, I got a very interesting comment from Philip:
“I would love to see a way...
2012-02-13 (first published: 2012-02-09)
1,552 reads
Sarasota IT Pro Camp
The first Sarasota IT Pro Camp is being held on Saturday, February 18th 2012 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm...
2012-02-13
626 reads
See You at SQL Saturday!
I've been asked this question a few times, and Columbia, SC isn't hosting a SQL Saturday this year. Bobby Dimmick...
2012-02-13
1,177 reads
Using Powershell to Deploy Performance Monitor
As good little DBAs, we should be gathering baseline statistics for our database servers. These stats can give us insight...
2012-02-13
2,809 reads
Debugging WP7s Isolated Storage
As part of the Windows Phone SDK you get the IsolatedStorageExplorerTool, this tool allows you to explore and update what...
2012-02-12
53 reads
How to hide Placeholder in SSRS 2008?
Introduction
For the ones who are working with SSRS, Placeholder is not new for them. So, today I will not go...
2012-02-11
8,186 reads
PASS Chapter Tools–My Wish List
I’m hoping this year will be the year that PASS makes a substantial investment in tools – the online kind – for...
2012-02-11
982 reads
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 ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Problem Isn't Always Your...
Identity Defaults
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Identity Defaults
Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
See possible answers