SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 6 Released
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 6 (CU6) for SQL Server 2008 SP1, which you can request here. This is Build...
2010-01-19
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Blog Posts
Three Big Things That Got Me Here
I was tagged by Steve Jones in the meme that Paul Randal started a few days ago, so I need...
2010-01-19
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Three Events that Brought Me Here
Paul Randal started the latest community chain blog, What three events brought you here?, and I was tagged by Steve...
2010-01-19
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Three Things
So for the latest database geek meme, Paul Randal started this thing off and tagged Tom LaRock, who enlisted Grant...
2010-01-19
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Tweet, Tweet, Tweetilly Deet
In a day and age when information abounds and social networking is the only way to communicate (a bit of...
2010-01-19
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Use Your Tech Skills To Help Haiti
By now you've heard about last week's earthquake in Haiti and have seen the devastating impact that it had on...
2010-01-19
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What three events brought you here?
I'm not sure if I have been tagged by anyone, but this is such an interesting topic I thought I...
2010-01-19
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A Few Useful Queries for SQL Server 2008 Integrated Full Text Search (iFTS)
I had a hardware issue this past weekend on one of my database servers where I am running SQL Server...
2010-01-18
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Accidental DBA?
It seems to me that over the last year or so that there has been an explosion in the use...
2010-01-18
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Database Design Process
Buck Woody recently asked a question; how do you design a database. He outlined the process he followed and asked...
2010-01-18
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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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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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