PASS Update #42
Our most recent board meeting was in Nashville on Aug 19, 20. We had originally discussed meeting in Seattle/Redmond/Vancouver, but...
2010-08-30
963 reads
SQLAndy
SSC Editorial – What Superhero Would You Be?
This was written for something fun on a Friday, but it’s still interesting for coffee talk anytime – what superhero would...
2010-08-27
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Furniture Grade PVC – What Will You Make?
Ran across this in my weekly browsing, Formufit sells furniture grade PVC. I think I’m not quite clear on the...
2010-08-27
1,165 reads
Presenting at Jacksonville Code Camp
I’m leaving later today for the not too bad drive to Jacksonville for the sixth annual Code Camp. I’ve got...
2010-08-27
550 reads
Default to Yes
There are a lot of times when the decision matters less than who makes it. A common if simplified example...
2010-08-26
1,025 reads
Book Review: The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency
I picked up The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency $13 @ Amazon) from the library, had been...
2010-08-25
643 reads
Audio Proofreading & Writing Quality
Funny how if take time for longer conversations, ones that ramble, you often learn interesting things that you just wouldn’t...
2010-08-24
1,044 reads
Notes on SQLSaturday #51
We started the event with a speaker/volunteer dinner at the home of Kevin Kline (former PASS President, current MVP,and all...
2010-08-23
659 reads
PASS Update #41 (Elections)
In 2009 we had a contentious election cycle at PASS, and I won’t go through the details again, but because...
2010-08-20
651 reads
I’m Attending SQLSaturday #51 in Nashville
I’ll actually be going up a couple days early for a PASS Board meeting, then shifting to speaker/attendee mode Friday...
2010-08-20
503 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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