Interviewing for the PASS Board of Directors
My nomination application made it through the committee. I got an email yesterday telling me that I needed to schedule...
2010-07-28
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Blog Posts
MDX Puzzle #4
This puzzle is rather simple, but it does introduce a few new things. Using T-SQL you typically filter queries with...
2010-07-28
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PASS 2010 Summit on LinkedIn Event Calendar – Have You RSVP’d?
Happened to notice in my weekly LinkedIn update today that Todd McDermid had signed up for the 2010 Summit event...
2010-07-28
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PASS Update #38 (SQLSaturday Wiki)
For the past couple years we’ve had a few different documents that covered how to run a SQLSaturday, but as...
2010-07-28
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Sharing Remote Desktop Sessions
I work for a very large company where divisions are spread out literally all over the world. There are many...
2010-07-28
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SQL Server 2008 Replication: High Availability Solution Part One – by Abi Chapagai
Introduction
Replication is the process of copying data between two databases on the same server or different servers on the same...
2010-07-28
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SQL University – Disk Capacity Planning
This week at SQL University we are talking about capacity planning. I am the guest lecturer for this topic, and...
2010-07-28
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The Right Level of “Right”
…or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
I had a SQL dev’s dream come to me via...
2010-07-28
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Webcast Today – Using XML to Query Execution Plans
I’ll be speaking for the SQL PASSDatabase Administration Virtual Chapter today at 12 PM Eastern time. The topic will be...
2010-07-28
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[OT] Where Ya Been?
Have you heard the sound of silence? Yep, that’s been my blog.
It’s been weeks since I’ve posted anything on here,...
2010-07-27
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Blogs
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
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...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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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
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