Tool Updates
Catching up on recent updates for tools I've looked at and/or recommended.
SQL Server Tools:
PromptSQL is now up to version 1.4....
2006-03-13
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First Impressions of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
I received a copy of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
a few weeks back from Kathi. Because of illness and...
2006-03-13
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Microsoft MVP Program
I think anyone who posts actively in the various on-line forums for
Microsoft products (such as SSC.com) hopes one day to...
2006-02-23
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Picking Things Apart
One of the challenges in writing about a new version of SQL Server is
finding out information, especially for the less...
2006-02-20
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Mavericks don't make it
One of the blogs I most enjoy reading is Life Beyond Code.
This blog allows me to take off my technology...
2006-02-18
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Getting Your Arms Around It
I've been working on the "Designing a Database Consolidation Strategy" chapter of my book and it's been quite an effort....
2006-02-17
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My Reading list
In the tradition of many others, I decided to add a reading list to my professional site. The reading list...
2006-02-16
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Testing, Testing, and More Testing
I've been out of pocket and off the forums for the last few weeks as
we've had several major tasks where...
2006-02-15
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Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?
I saw this on Greg Hughes' blog
and wondered, "What in the world?" So I took a look. It's one of...
2006-02-10
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PASS 2006 Call for Presentations
For those of you who are interested in speaking at PASS in November, the submission site is open: http://passew.prod.web.sba.com/callpapers/CallPapers.cfm?conference_id=15 .
I encourage...
2006-02-09
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Blogs
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
Generate Embeddings in SQL with Aurora and Bedrock
Most embedding pipelines on AWS have the same shape: a job reads rows out...
Resolving SQL Server Transaction Log Issues Efficiently
By Arun Sirpal
Transaction log issues are one of the quietest ways a healthy database turns into...
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The “Successful Login” Dilemma: Why Your Login Auditing Strategy Might Be Hurting Your Server
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Building Your Own Software
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Question of the Day
Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers