The December Car Update
I missed the November Car update, but I was too busy with the PASS Summit to get one done.
However last...
2008-12-18
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Blog Posts
A Week of Books - Part 3
I'm still finishing up two books that I'll mention today. Most non-technical books I read straight through, anything technical/learning based...
2008-12-17
541 reads
A Week of Books - Part 4
Magazines today instead of books, but hopefully you'll count that as close enough to my theme of the week. I...
2008-12-17
540 reads
Dos and Don'ts for Projecting a Professional Image on the Internet
In a previous blog post, I suggested that less than professional content, that you or others post on the Internet...
2008-12-17
1,163 reads
Is Your Internet Activity Hurting Your DBA Career?
I have been active on the Internet for 15 years, and during that time I have left a long trail...
2008-12-17
1,070 reads
Jumpstart TV SQL Server security videos on-line
Back in October I had the opportunity to work with Andy Warren and do a series of SQL Server security...
2008-12-17
1,401 reads
Microsoft’s First iPhone Application
Can you believe it? Microsoft has just released an iPhone application for the first time and I doubt it will...
2008-12-17
2,051 reads
The Best Thing About The Kindle
You might think it's the e-ink screen. It's not.
You might think it's the ability to carry around hundreds of books...
2008-12-17
863 reads
Investing In Your Career
I saw this blog from Jeffrey Yao on investing in your career, and thought it would be a great editorial....
2008-12-16
820 reads
Kindle Update - Encouraging the Kids
I remember when each of my boys started to read a lot. There was a time when both of them...
2008-12-16
769 reads
Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
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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