SQL Server 2008 Books Online (January 2009 Update) Available for Download
Microsoft has just released the SQL Server 2008 Books Online (January 2009) update.
To download the 144 MB file so you...
2009-02-03
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Call for Speakers for DevTeach/SQLTeach Vancouver to End February 10th
If you are interested in speaking at DevTeach/SQLTeach in Vancouver, BC this June 8-12, you have until February 10, 2008...
2009-02-03
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Making Ginger Ale
Probably further off topic than usual, but you may find interesting anyway. I'm a fan of Alton Brown on Good...
2009-02-03
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[Off Topic] Get Fit in February Developer Challenge
I’m on Day Two of the Get Fit in February Developer Challenge. This month-long competition boasts around 200 participants who...
2009-02-02
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Software East - Building a Software Business
While in Cambridge, I went to watch a panel talk about building a software business. Neil Davidson, CEO of Red...
2009-02-02
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Speaking at Community Events - Time to Raise the Bar?
If you're organizing a first time community event like SQLSaturday finding speakers is one of about a hundred tasks, so...
2009-02-01
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Getting into the biz, Part 1
I’ve seen a good deal of coverage recently that is geared toward those who have recently begun a career as...
2009-02-01
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What are the Necessary Ingredients for Writing a Successful Book for New SQL Server Developers?
A number of book publishers regularly send me books, hoping that I will write a good review for them. Most...
2009-01-30
1,955 reads
Waiting for a SmartPhone
I’ve got a Sidekick 3 right now that works OK for me, lets me check some basic email, get texts,...
2009-01-30
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Event Reminder - South Florida Code Camp is February 7, 2009
The fifth annual South Florida Code Camp is being held on Feb 7th. They've got a huge schedule of sessions,...
2009-01-29
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Blogs
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
Generate Embeddings in SQL with Aurora and Bedrock
Most embedding pipelines on AWS have the same shape: a job reads rows out...
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Question of the Day
Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers