Should DBAs Be the Protectors of Data?
Originally published in the Database Weekly newsletter.
I used to work at a large organization ($8 billion in revenues) as a...
2010-07-12
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SQL Saturday #28 “Refer a Friend Contest”
With all the MSDN give away contests, I decided to add another. Here are the official rules for the twitter...
2010-07-12
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While you don't get a 'Free Lunch', you will get your just desserts...
UPDATE: Additional Microsoft MVPs have joined the project and we will now be selecting at least two (2) now three...
2010-07-12
468 reads
Enabling Memory Support for over 4GB of Physical Memory
This is something we had to do again recently and its improved our performance and query speeds on one particular system....
2010-07-12
947 reads
Mix & Match – Day 4
I’ve been scouring my notes (old & new), wading through all my previous research and unearthing advice, tips & tricks that have...
2010-07-12
382 reads
TSQL 2sday Coming Up
TSQL Tuesday is fast upon us once again. In fact, in my time zone, it is just a day away.
This...
2010-07-12
581 reads
Exceptional DBA of the Year 2010 Finalist!
This post is a tad overdue as the public announcement was a few weeks back but it’s been a topsy-turvy...
2010-07-12
451 reads
S3OLV July Recap
This month we had our first adventure in LiveMeeting presentations. We had the pleasure of listening to Jack Corbett give...
2010-07-12
443 reads
SQL Server DMV Starter Pack E-Book Published
Red Gate Books has published a new e-book called “SQL Server DMV Starter Pack”, which you can download for free...
2010-07-12
2,077 reads
The PASS Session Selection Process, My Experience Part 3
In my last two posts I talked specifically about the process. This round I’m going to discuss the tools of...
2010-07-12
610 reads
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Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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