Join me for a free SQL Performance webcast on July 14th!
With less than we week away, I can say that I’m really excited to reach more people in the community...
2016-07-08
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Confessions of a Microsoft Addict
New SQL Server community tool
For those of us in the US, it’s our day of independence. A day that stands for FREEDOM and happiness....
2016-07-05
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Does my database have data type drift?
Over the years I have come to see that every database has what I call data type drift. Simply put,...
2016-07-13 (first published: 2016-06-28)
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Are my SQL logins weak?
Security is a vital component of data security. In today’s day and age it is imperative to think about security....
2016-07-04 (first published: 2016-06-24)
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Is Resource Monitor (resmon) all I need to troubleshoot storage?
I was recently doing some work on my Windows 10 desktop and placed a drive on one of the slower...
2016-06-30 (first published: 2016-06-23)
1,620 reads
Microsoft finally got SQL setup right!
This past week, Microsoft revealed that SQL Server 2016 will be available in June. Exciting news indeed! With that said,...
2016-06-22
464 reads
SQL Server Security Series, part 1
In the first entry in this SQL Server security series, we will demonstrate a brute force attack against SQL Server...
2016-06-22
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Blogs
Free SQL Practice: 9 Killer Resources to Boost Your Query Skills
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DevOps Devour Hour Slides
By Steve Jones
Here are the slides from my talk today at the Redgate NYC Devour Hour:...
Advice I Like: Take Two Trips
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If you have any doubt about being able to carry a load in one...
Forums
Is there an ISERROR equivalent in SS?
Hi everyone I have a SP that just failed. Format of SP is: Select...
Analyzing Tempdb Spills and Usage Across Recursive Queries
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Creating a new API in Data API Builder
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Question of the Day
Creating a new API in Data API Builder
If I run "dab init" to create a new API over a database, what parameters are required?
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