So You Want To Meet People At PASS…But What Do You Say?
Going to the PASS Summit this November? Let's fast forward and pretend it's November 2. You've made it to Seattle...
2009-07-23
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Blog Posts
SSIS Expressions Basics
For those that are new to SSIS, using expressions may seem very foreign and unpleasant. Not only is it a...
2009-07-23
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The Kindle Flack
There have been so many reports and debates about the Kindle debacle in the news. I saw an interesting one...
2009-07-23
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Watch Your Repairs
Apparently PC repair people have learned a few things from auto mechanics of the past. A news group in the...
2009-07-23
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Database Mirroring - Hitting the Limits
When I first heard about database mirroring in 2004, I was excited. Here was a great new feature that would...
2009-07-22
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Featured Blogger: Glenn Berry
This month I’m featuring Glenn Berry, a Denver based MVP that writes Glenn Berry's SQL Server Performance blog. He blogs...
2009-07-22
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Kindle Alternatives – B&N on Blackberry
I’m not a fan of Blackberry devices. Actually that’s not true, I really dislike them. They’re not intuitive, and I’ve...
2009-07-22
1,288 reads
My Virtual Lab setup Hyper-V 2008 and Virtual Server 2005 R2
One of the things I’ve maintained over the years is a lab to do everything I need. From testing new...
2009-07-22
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Replication Snapshot Errors Caused By Compatibility Level Setting
I ran across an interesting replication error recently that's worth sharing. It happened while using a distributor running SQL 2008,...
2009-07-22
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Barnes and Noble eBooks
I saw yesterday that Barnes and Noble released their e-reader for iTouch/iPhone, Blackerrys, Mac, and PCs and at the same...
2009-07-21
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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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