Impressions of PDC09 Day One
Back before I grew up and became a DBA, I used to be a developer. This seems to be a...
2009-11-18
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Blog Posts
It's Getting Confusing Talking Platforms
There was a time that Windows ran on multiple architectures. We had the PowerPC, Alpha, and MIPS CPUs in addition...
2009-11-18
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Professional Extrovert, Private Introvert
I’ve had this on my list of things to talk about someday, a recent post on almost the same subject...
2009-11-18
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SQL Lunch Recordings Now Available
After several tries I think we finally have it working. If you were unable to attend the last two SQLLunches,...
2009-11-18
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Cumulative Update 5 For SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1. You can go here to request the...
2009-11-17
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Dev Connections Recap
Last week I attended the Dev Connections conference for the first time. It was held in the Mandalay Bay resort...
2009-11-17
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I have a Tag
That’s a Microsoft Tag. I’m not quite sure what exactly to do with it, but here it is. Evidently you’re...
2009-11-17
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PASS Update #19 (SQL Server Standard)
In a recent blog post Brent Ozar questioned why PASS decided to relaunch the SQL Server Standard given the failure...
2009-11-17
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Proof
SQL Rockstar tells me that unless there are photo’s, it didn’t happen. Brad McGehee published some pictures from DevConnections. See,...
2009-11-17
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Record of a PSS Call
Not everyone has the opportunity to call Microsoft Premier Support. For those who have not yet had this experience, I’ll...
2009-11-17
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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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