Bookstores and Databases
My wife is a Board member for Project LEARN in Medina County, Ohio (just southeast of Cleveland). Last night at...
2010-03-03
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Blog Posts
How Not to Write a Resume Cover Letter
Although I am not currently a hiring manager, I occasionally receive unsolicited resumes from people looking for work. I just...
2010-03-03
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Notes from the 2010 South Florida Code Camp
Drove down with the family Friday afternoon, not much traffic and a smooth trip. Checked into the Residence Inn just...
2010-03-03
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Recovering Data and Transactions
Recently I wrote about the disaster recovery issue recently at SQLServerCentral. Someone sent me a note asking why I didn’t...
2010-03-03
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SQLSaturday #44!
Andrew Karcher and Marlon Ribunal are heading up SQLSaturday #44 scheduled for April 24, 2010 at Golden West College in...
2010-03-03
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Using the OUTPUT clause to retrieve new identity values from SQL Server 2008
Microsoft has a new KB article outlining issues with using SCOPE_IDENTITY and @@IDENTITY to retrieve values inserted into an identity...
2010-03-03
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Kindle for the Blackberry
Saw the announcement by accident while doing some browsing on Amazon. Thought I’d try it out just to see. Download...
2010-03-02
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Mitigating Consulting Risks
In my last post on consulting, Isn’t Consulting Risky?, I contended that in many respects, when done with sufficient forethought...
2010-03-02
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My First SQL Lunch
SQL Lunch has been a great resource for a while now, delivering lunchtime presentations. I was recently asked to be...
2010-03-02
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Personal "Failure" Is Just a Result
I'm reading a book by two teens called Do Hard Things. It's a book which represents a rejection of the...
2010-03-02
978 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
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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