Prevent the next data breach – a MinionWare snippet
Dozens of major data breaches have occurred in the last fifteen years. Each one illustrates the massive cost – both in dollars and in reputation – of lax security....
2020-06-22
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Prevent the next data breach – a MinionWare snippet
Dozens of major data breaches have occurred in the last fifteen years. Each one illustrates the massive cost – both in dollars and in reputation – of lax security....
2020-06-22
36 reads
Database Fundamentals #26: The Primary Key War
There is a war about primary keys in the database world. There are two camps. The first camp believes that primary keys should only ever be created on meaningful...
2020-07-06 (first published: 2020-06-22)
691 reads
I created a table and SQL created a schema and a user.
Demo first and then I’ll explain what happened. First thing I did was run this script: CreateUsers.bat It’s a quick ... Continue reading
2020-07-08 (first published: 2020-06-22)
409 reads
Backup On-Premise SQL Server to Azure BLOB Storage
SQL Server has given us the option to backup our databases directly to Azure BLOB storage for a while now but it’s not something that I’ve had all that...
2020-07-08 (first published: 2020-06-22)
520 reads
PASS – Meanderings
As most people reading this would know…the PASS organization is in a state of crisis now following the decision to go virtual. We are in a place where we...
2020-07-03 (first published: 2020-06-20)
199 reads
Stairway to Microsoft Azure SQL Database Part 5 : Azure SQL serve Server Firewall and virtual Network Setting
In our last blog, we were discussing about Azure SQL server and we learned that Azure SQL server is a logical construct that acts as a central administrative point...
2020-06-20
11 reads
Stairway to Microsoft Azure SQL Database Part 5 : Azure SQL serve Server Firewall and virtual Network Setting
In our last blog, we were discussing about Azure SQL server and we learned that Azure SQL server is a logical construct that acts as a central administrative point...
2020-06-20
782 reads
Weekend Cloud Comic
I got a mailer for “The Container Store” this week and thought of the following scenario so I figured I’d hand-draw a comic to lighten your weekend. Enjoy!
2020-06-20
25 reads
Open Letter to PASS
As you know, I spoke to 12 Chapter Leaders and 4 Regional Mentors yesterday. All are very upset with PASS right now and feel slighted, which as a volunteer...
2020-06-19
20 reads
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Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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