Table Space revised Again
Since I am in the Collation Sensitive mood, I am finally getting around to updating this script. This is the...
2011-11-17
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Blog Posts
Table Space revised Again
Since I am in the Collation Sensitive mood, I am finally getting around to updating this script. This is the Table Space script that I have had out there...
2011-11-17
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DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes Part 3
This is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal.
Friday, September 16, 2011
OMG. (This is the first time in my...
2011-11-16
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Degenerate Dimensions
Degenerate dimensions, also called fact dimensions, are standard dimensions that are constructed from attribute columns in fact tables instead of...
2011-11-16
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Identify Risk Early
One of the mistakes I see a lot is teams failing to identify risks early and failing to leave time...
2011-11-16
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SQL Saturday 86 BI Edition Tampa 2011: Afterthoughts
Wow! Just Wow! That’s all I can say to describe how great SQL Saturday 86 was on November 5th in Tampa,...
2011-11-16
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SQL Server A to Z – Views
Happy Wednesday folks! Hope everyone’s having a great week. This episode of SQL Server A to Z is brought to...
2011-11-16
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SQL Triggers - An Introduction
Introduction
Triggers can be defined as the database objects which perform some action for automatic execution whenever users try to do execute...
2011-11-16
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SSWUG SSIS Expo Event This Friday
Home Sweet Cubicle
If you are looking for a little training on SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) without having to leave...
2011-11-16
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Stop SOPA…it already happened in Denmark #StopSOPA
I put out the call to stop SOPA, and one Twitter friend wrote back:
Good luck! We have it in Denmark....
2011-11-16
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Blogs
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
Generate Embeddings in SQL with Aurora and Bedrock
Most embedding pipelines on AWS have the same shape: a job reads rows out...
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The “Successful Login” Dilemma: Why Your Login Auditing Strategy Might Be Hurting Your Server
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Building Your Own Software
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Question of the Day
Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers