SCOPE_IDENTITY() or @@IDENTITY

I’ve seen quite a lot of usage of both functions in the T-SQL codes. However, their usage sometimes matters. The expectation...

CloudProPT – The New Cloud/Azure Community in Portugal

I am so happy to share the news that as of today, the new community CloudProPT (as in Cloud for...

Finding Sysadmins with dba tools–GetDbaRoleMember

I’ve been wandering through the dbatools set of cmdlets, trying to see where various cmdlets are useful, and also practicing...

Upcoming PASS Free Training

Here is a list of the upcoming PASS Virtual Groups and SQLSautrday Events.

January, 2017

Tuesday,January,31
Introduction to Oracle SQL and PL...

SCOPE_IDENTITY() or @@IDENTITY

I've seen a lot of usage of both functions in the T-SQL codes. However, their usage sometimes matters. The expectation from...

Friday Reading 2017-01-26

Is it really still January? It seems like this month is dragging on a bit. Anyway, this week I’ve been...

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Cumulative update 1 (CU1)

Microsoft just announced Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Cumulative update 1 (CU1)

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What’s a Database Encryption Key (DEK) in TDE

The encryption mechanisms in SQL Server are interesting, and they work well, but they are somewhat poorly named. I ran...

Backup/Restore–What’s My Status?

The day begins and you find yourself going through a list in your mind of things that need to be...

SQL Server Community Events

By David Postlethwaite

I have just come back from a successful SQL Saturday in Vienna, Austria where I had 60 people...