SQLSaturday #40 Announced
SQLSaturday #40 will be held July 31st, 2010 in Miramar, FL. This is the second annual SQLSaturday organized by Scott...
2010-01-28
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Blog Posts
The Black Art of PowerShell V2 Version Numbers
Last week while helping someone in the SQLPSX forums having an issue importing modules I suspected they had a CTP...
2010-01-28
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The Little Stick
In the end, that was what made the difference. I was typing along one night on my spare Acer and...
2010-01-28
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The Predictioneer
I’m not sure how this book got on my radar, but it turned out to be fairly interesting. It’s written...
2010-01-28
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What the Exec?
I’ve been working with SQL Server for 10 years and have worked in production with versions 6.5 – 2005 and used...
2010-01-28
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Cleaning up sys.dm_exec_cached_plans
Following on from my previous post in which I noticed that SQLServer itself was artificially bloating sys.dm_exec_cached_plans, the next obvious...
2010-01-27
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Handling Escape Sequences in SSIS Expression String Literals
The SSIS expression language is a powerful tool for a developer that gives you one method of making a package...
2010-01-27
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Handling Escape Sequences in SSIS Expression String Literals
The SSIS expression language is a powerful tool for a developer that gives you one method of making a package...
2010-01-27
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Identity Values – Dropouts and Spaces
Identity values are very useful, but there can be misconceptions about the way in which they work. One of the...
2010-01-27
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Lenovo W510
I finally ordered a new laptop, a Lenovo W510, that caught my eye. I was thinking the T series 510,...
2010-01-27
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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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