How to create DACPAC file?
In this post I will explain what the DACPAC is and how to create it. In previous post in DevOps...
2018-10-31
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SQLCLR vs SQL Server 2017, Part 9: Does PERMISSION_SET Still Matter, or is Everything Now UNSAFE?
(last updated: 2018-11-01 @ 00:50 EDT / 2018-11-01 @ 04:50 UTC )
SQL Server 2017 introduced a new security restriction for SQLCLR in the...
2018-11-12 (first published: 2018-10-31)
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Is your SQL Server environment ready for GDPR? Part 2
In my previous blog post of this topic, I talked about the definition of what GDPR is and also described...
2018-11-09 (first published: 2018-10-30)
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Signing Stored Procedures That Access Multiple Databases
A while back I wrote a post, Digitally Signing a Stored Procedure To Allow It To Run With Elevated Permissions
Recently Manish...
2018-11-08 (first published: 2018-10-30)
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The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer
While families and friends are scaring each other this Halloween week with stories of ghosts and ghouls, I thought it’d...
2018-11-08 (first published: 2018-10-30)
4,994 reads
The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer
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While families and friends are scaring each other this Halloween week with stories of ghosts and ghouls, I thought it'd be way scarier to talk...
2018-10-30
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The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer
Watch this week's video on YouTube
While families and friends are scaring each other this Halloween week with stories of ghosts and ghouls, I thought it'd be way scarier to talk...
2018-10-30
8 reads
Email Alerts with SIOS DataKeeper
Over the past few weeks I wrote a 3-part series on how to configure email alerts based on Perfmon Counters,...
2018-10-30
97 reads
Append Variable activity in Azure Data Factory: Story of combining things together
(2018-Oct-29) There are only a few sentences in the official Microsoft web page that describe newly introduced activity task (Append Variable)...
2018-11-07 (first published: 2018-10-29)
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Using MAXDOP to fix a performance problem
As DBA’s we are sometimes put in a rock and hard place when it comes to database performance. This situation...
2018-11-06 (first published: 2018-10-29)
4,544 reads
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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