You Need to Manage Passwords
I saw a note this week from CNet about a system built to crack passwords (also on ArsTechnica). It reminded...
2012-12-18 (first published: 2012-12-12)
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Where is my backup?
We recently added responsibility for ~80 more servers to our team. This means that my team-mates and I are working...
2012-12-19 (first published: 2012-12-12)
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The Surface Meta-App
Just a quick little blog post about one more app you’re going to want to track down for your Surface....
2012-12-12
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TSQL Tuesday #37 – Joins and Implicit Conversions
Here we are at TSQL Tuesday #37 – the start of the fourth year. Sebastian Meine (@sqlity / blog) is hosting this...
2012-12-11
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SQL Server 2012 security: Changes for the newest version
Database infrastructure security is extremely crucial for any organization, which is why Microsoft has invested heavily in SQL Server security...
2012-12-11
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Does my SQL Server database use any Edition specific features?
Today, I received a phone call from a friend who is thinking to downgrade the database hosted in SQL Server...
2012-12-11
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Database Snapshots – A view of database at a specific point in time
Beginning with SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced a new feature called database snaphots, which gives DBAs a way of presenting...
2012-12-11
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Let’s Talk About Joins
T-SQL Tuesday #37 This month please join us in the TSQL blog party that happens on the second tuesday of the month. It is hosted this month by Sebastian Meine (@sqlity)....
2012-12-11
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Let’s Talk About Joins
T-SQL Tuesday #37
This month please join us in the TSQL blog party that happens on the second tuesday of the...
2012-12-17 (first published: 2012-12-11)
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Optimizing Your BI Semantic Model for Performance and Scale
Here’s my notes from the ‘Optimizing Your BI Semantic Model for Performance and Scale (BIA-402-M)’ session at PASS Summit, presented...
2012-12-11
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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