Holidays and Parties, Gift, Expectations, and Wishes
Most companies do something at the holidays, although it seems to be less with each year, and certainly this holiday...
2009-12-17
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Blog Posts
How to Copy Query Results From SQL Server 2005/2008 into Excel
I often work with DBAs who need to copy the results of a T-SQL query from SQL Server Management Studio...
2009-12-17
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How to Shrink TempDB in SQL 2005
Introduction
From time to time you find yourself needing to shrink some space out of TempDB. Shrinking database files is never...
2009-12-17
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Reporting Services Licensing
Licensing models can sometimes make database modeling seem trivial. Per processor or per seat? Single core, dual-core, multi-core processors? Multiple...
2009-12-17
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Securing Log Shipping
There was a post recently where someone was asking about securing log shipping to comply with HIPAA requirements. It struck...
2009-12-17
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Using Google Docs for Note Taking
I've admittedly been a terrible note taker growing up. Throughout most of school, I've always been able to remember everything...
2009-12-17
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Where’d the Data Go?
The Reported Problem
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a former employer because an SSRS report I had written...
2009-12-17
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Machine SID Doesn’t Matter
Ran across this post from Mark Russinovich titled The Machine SID Duplication Myth that seems to debunk the idea that...
2009-12-16
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My Greatest Weakness
I was tagged by Mike Walsh in the latest meme to circle the SQL Server community, which is what is...
2009-12-16
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Netbook – Finding a GB
I turned on my netbook for the first time in a few weeks recently. My laptop had died, and I...
2009-12-16
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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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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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