A Cloudy Story
The other day Paul Neilson wrote a simple post making predictions about SQL Server in the Cloud. That got a...
2009-02-25
1,619 reads
Blog Posts
Business Is More Than Code
Chris Shaw, owner of SQL Oncall, recently had an issue in his business. Chris provides DBA services on a remote...
2009-02-25
1,651 reads
devLINK Call for Speakers to End March 13, 2009
If you are interested in speaking at the devLINK Technical Conference in Nashville, TN, August 13-15th, you need to get...
2009-02-25
1,348 reads
Fear Based Decisions
Most of us aren't good decision makers. We make decisions based on emotion rather than facts, and for many decisions...
2009-02-25
2,280 reads
Finding a Work-Life Balance
Like most everyone who works hard in our industry, I’ve run into more than a few conflicts trying to balance...
2009-02-25
1,594 reads
Microsoft Starts New Website Focused on IT Pro
Microsoft has introduced a new website (part of Microsoft.com) called Thrive. It is still in its infancy, but its focus...
2009-02-25
1,370 reads
Determining if a Server Principal Owns Database Objects
This question comes up a lot in the forums: "How do I know if the login owns any objects?" Usually...
2009-02-24
7,421 reads
Excel Malformed File Vulnerability - Remote Code Execution
Today, Microsoft release a security advisory about a new vulnerability in Microsoft Excel. This one affects both PCs and Macs....
2009-02-24
1,808 reads
Kindle Update - Samples
I like being able to view samples on my Kindle. It's one of the very neat features of the Kindle...
2009-02-24
1,652 reads
Next Technical Speaking Seminar is March 14, 2009 in Orlando
I've scheduled another iteration of my Technical Speaking Seminar for March 14, 2009 in Orlando. It's free, and I'm hosting...
2009-02-24
1,477 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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