Free SQL Server Health & History (SQLH2) Tool Updated for SQL Server 2008
Microsoft's free SQL Server Health & History tool (SQLH2) has had a minor update and can now be used with SQL...
2008-10-21
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Blog Posts
Water & Cell Phones Don't Mix
Obviously, right?
I managed to knock my Blackberry Curve off the bar and into a bowl of water in the sink....
2008-10-21
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"The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with."
I know, another non-technical blog post. But this one is career-related as well.
In high school I was introduced to...
2008-10-20
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SQL Server Messages: fairies rearranging furniture.
SQL Server and Sybase are geared up
to send information to applications over two distinct channels, the results in
one channel that...
2008-10-20
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Todo List Follow Up - The Notepad
Recently I posted about Managing My Todo List and I had a question via email about what notepad I was...
2008-10-20
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Understanding Microsoft Licenses - A Short Follow Up
I posted Do You Understand Microsoft Licenses about a week ago, and today happened to run across a note about...
2008-10-20
535 reads
Who Wants to Be Rich
Late in getting this one out there, but it's interesting to see people's responses. Especially to my story.
As a kid...
2008-10-20
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"To Lead Is To Follow"
I first ran across these words as a Citadel cadet. Now those who know of my days at El Cid...
2008-10-19
825 reads
Final Preparations for SQLSaturday #8 on October 25th, 2008
I suspect final preparations will stretch all the way through next Saturday morning, but at this point we've done most...
2008-10-19
499 reads
Run Your Business as a Business
I’ve thought this for a long time: you need to run your business as a business, not an investment. Too...
2008-10-19
880 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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