If you're not having success in convincing your organization to send you to this year's PASS Data Community Summit, you could win a 3-day registration by submitting some basic...
2025-08-29 (first published: 2025-08-12)
142 reads
When deploying SQL Server in enterprise environments, choosing the right service account model is critical for security, manageability, and scalability. Traditionally, DBAs have relied on standard domain accounts with static passwords,...
2025-08-12
64 reads
There are always bad actors who will seek to get access to and, likely, exfiltrate (exfil) the data. But they don't want to get caught; they don't want to...
2025-08-11
37 reads
As part of a demo recently I was adding a default value to a new column with a simple DEFAULT and a value. Under the covers this creates a...
2025-09-03 (first published: 2025-08-11)
483 reads
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a mature, proven tool for ETL orchestration and data movement. In recent years, Python has exploded in popularity as a data movement and...
2025-09-01 (first published: 2025-08-11)
438 reads
In a tech landscape dominated by distributed systems, serverless architectures, and real-time analytics, one might assume that SQL, a language born in the 1970s, would be fading into obscurity....
2025-09-01 (first published: 2025-08-11)
1,316 reads
Had an incredible time at DevUp in St. Louis this weekend! This conference gets better and better each year and draws in some incredible folks from all over the...
2025-08-29 (first published: 2025-08-08)
137 reads
The textile world is undergoing a transformation, one where creativity meets computation, and tradition dances with technology. Artificial intelligence is not just automating processes; it is unlocking new dimensions...
2025-08-07
30 reads
On August 6, 2025, Microsoft announced a vulnerability with hybrid deployments because of a shared service principal between the Exchange on-premises deployment and Exchange Online. The vulnerability is found...
2025-08-07
47 reads
In today’s hybrid and multi-cloud world, managing SQL Server instances across diverse environments can be a daunting task. Enter Azure Arc—Microsoft’s game-changing solution that brings the power of Azure to...
2025-08-07
42 reads
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Squared Values
Comments posted to this topic are about the item I Don't Want To Do...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Managing Feature Flags with GET_BIT()...
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers