Do You Have What It Takes?
I was engaged in a conversation recently where the topic under discussion was "What defines an "A" class player?" Others...
2009-05-02
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Blog Posts
Published, Again!
I have written two new articles and they are going to be published, not on SSC but on SSWUG. I...
2009-05-02
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Featured Blog: The HOBT by Aaron Alton
I've been trying to feature a blog each month and for April (one day late!) it's Aaron Alton. HOBT stands...
2009-05-01
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Lost in the Chaos
This morning I had an 8am call with the owners of my company and a consultant that was proposing some...
2009-05-01
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New Community Resource for IT Pros - Server Fault
Not too long ago the developer community got a fantastic resource called Stack Overflow. It's a question and answer site,...
2009-05-01
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Transparent Data Encryption - A hole?
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) sounded like a really cool feature when I first heard of it. Encrypt your database without...
2009-05-01
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Up and Running
I’ve neglected my weather station for a few weeks. Lots of work, high winds, and snow have slowed me down.
Finally...
2009-05-01
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Building Something Fun - 2
Last Friday I posted about turning my first pen on a lathe, this week I'm discussing my other recent project,...
2009-04-30
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Midlands PASS May Meeting
The Midlands PASS Chapter will be meeting next Thursday night, May 7, at Training Concepts. We have the privilege of welcoming...
2009-04-30
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PASS Summit Early Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow - Why it Matters
I serve on the PASS Board of Directors, but this post reflects my personal views and not an official PASS...
2009-04-30
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Problem Isn't Always Your...
Identity Defaults
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Identity Defaults
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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