Book Review: Let’s Create (for children)
I’m fond of browsing the discount shelf at the bookstore, it’s another way to see books that I might otherwise...
2009-11-26
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Blog Posts
Ft. Worth SQL Server User Group Meeting Recap
I’d like to say thanks to Andy and Judith over at the Ft. Worth SQL Server User Group for having...
2009-11-26
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Ola Hallengren Updates Free Database Maintenance Scripts to Support SQLBackup 6.3
Ola Hallengren has recently updated his popular free SQL Server database maintenance scripts to support the newest point release of...
2009-11-26
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PASS European Conference 2010 Call for Speakers is Open
If you are interested in speaking at the PASS European Conference 2010, to be held in Neuss, Germany, April 21-23,...
2009-11-26
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A good way to learn
I have noticed that one of the best way to learn about a certain topic is to write an article...
2009-11-25
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Cleaning out Tempdb
I saw a post recently about the tempdb being overly large and causing issues for a user. The person was...
2009-11-25
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In Charge
I had to run our weekly conference call this week. My boss is out of the office, but he’s been...
2009-11-25
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More on DBAs and Local Administrator Rights
I'm looking over the comments about DBAs and local Administrator rights and I noticed an interesting trend: no one discussed...
2009-11-25
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Thanksgiving This Year, Stress, Cooking Something New, and Others
I know Thanksgiving has some deeper meanings, but at one level it’s all about the food. Food is a good...
2009-11-25
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To Grant or Not to grant
It is said that you should not give direct table access (even select permission) to a user or group. But...
2009-11-25
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Blogs
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 ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
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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