Speaking Engagements for The Modern Resume
I’m giving my talk on The Modern Resume – Building Your Brand a few more times this year and I’ve got...
2009-05-25
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Encryption - Protecting Files at Rest
You have a few options for protecting your SQL Server data at rest. So far I haven't seen anything thing...
2009-05-25
3,512 reads
Memorial Day
Today in the United States we celebrate Memorial Day, the day we remember American casualties of any military action. Though...
2009-05-24
558 reads
A Flood of Books
I'm on a few publishers' lists as someone that reviews books, works with SQL Server, and in general might help...
2009-05-22
758 reads
Hyper-V – A New Machine
I installed Hyper-V onto a new machine as a role for the base Windows 2008 server role. It required a...
2009-05-22
1,029 reads
Book Review: The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes ($14 at Amazon) was a book I picked up for travel,...
2009-05-21
672 reads
Denver SQL Server Users Group
I was late with family issues, and so I missed the social time when I was expecting to do a...
2009-05-21
618 reads
SQL Teach in Vancouver Coming Up Quick - Draught Presentation Ready (phew)
As Brad McGehee mentioned recently: SQLTeach (a part of the larger DevTeach event) will be held in Vancouver, BC this...
2009-05-21
1,062 reads
What is Twitter?
I saw an interesting blog post from Andy Leonard (@AndyLeonard) recently on what he thought Twitter was. I'd started my...
2009-05-21
1,910 reads
Workplace Discrimination in Quebec - part 2: Ignoring the Warning Signs
My Dearest Mister André Pratte,
Regarding your article in the Globe and Mail, I was quite surprised to see you run...
2009-05-21
1,589 reads
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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