Two Very Important Configuration Settings For SQL Server 2005/2008
Two settings that I always enable when I install SQL Server 2005 or 2008 on an x64 production database server...
2009-11-01
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Blog Posts
Blogging From the 2009 PASS Community Summit
Like a lot of other SQL Server bloggers, this week I will attempt to write regular blog entries each day,...
2009-10-31
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Not Attending/Presenting at SQL Connections
Given everything that has happened in the last couple of weeks, this is not surprising to those who have kept...
2009-10-31
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PASS Officers for 2010-2011 Announced
Posted yesterday at http://www.sqlpass.org/Community/PASSBlog/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/118.aspx, Rushabh Mehta is the incoming President, Bill Graziano is the VP Finance, and Rick Heiges is...
2009-10-31
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SQL Server 2008 cluster install and slipstreaming!
I was asked to set up a SQL Server 2008 cluster on Windows 2008 R2 this past week. One interesting...
2009-10-31
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The Gift Count
I went by Best Buy this afternoon, with my updated budget, to grab 2 last gifts and blow out the...
2009-10-31
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When Technical Support Fails You – UPDATE and Answers!
As promised and update on what has happened so far. A correction needs to be made. the P800 is a...
2009-10-31
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Consider this while doing any UPDATE
Trigger:
When you create trigger for insert and delete we will get two reference table as “inserted” and “deleted” respectively now...
2009-10-30
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Fun in Seattle
I know there are a number of people heading to Seattle this weekend for the PASS Summit next week. I...
2009-10-30
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Happy Halloween to the DBA - Pumpkin Carving as a Team Building Exercise
The past couple of days we have had some fun with a TeamBuilding exercise by means of designing our Pumpkin...
2009-10-30
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
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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