The Pro-Active DBA during the Economic Tsunami
As none of us are immune to the current financial crisis, and your development projects have probably come to a...
2009-05-16
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Blog Posts
Notes from the May 14, 2009 Space Coast SQL Server User Group Meeting
I went over last night to do a presentation to the group managed by Bonnie and Lynn. Had 11 in...
2009-05-15
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SQL Injection - Why I Don't Think Parameterization is Enough
Note:Since there have been several comments on this, I'm using parameterization at the application layer in the security sense of...
2009-05-15
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Tech Ed 2009: Best of Tech Ed Winners Announced
The best of Tech Ed in Los Ageles award winners were selected from Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine,...
2009-05-15
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Where's the Phantom Power?
Phantom power, also called Vampire power, is power that's used by electronic devices even though they're powered off. I've also...
2009-05-15
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An Open Letter To Amazon
I sent this to their customer service, but it highlights a problem with the Kindle process.
I have a Kindle, and...
2009-05-14
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Taking the Hyper-V Plunge
Or at least I’m getting ready to take the plunge into using Hyper-V. In my machine dilemma, I decided to...
2009-05-14
1,659 reads
TechUpdate Kosova (13th May 2009)
Yesterday, in Prishtina - capital city of Kosova, has been held the TechUpdate Seminar 2009 from Microsoft, organized from the Microsoft...
2009-05-14
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Book Review: What Got You Here Won't Get You There
I've been reading What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith over the past couple months, and...
2009-05-13
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Database Mirroring FAQ: What mechanism allows SQL Server 2008 to commit transactions on the mirror faster than SQL Server 2005?
Question: What mechanism allows SQL Server 2008 to commit transactions on the mirror faster than SQL Server 2005?
This question was...
2009-05-13
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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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