A Server Bench
This past weekend I was doing some early Spring cleaning and decided it was time to throw out two old...
2014-01-15
631 reads
SQLAndy
Should You Run For the PASS Board? How Do You Decide?
Here are some of the questions I ask when someone is thinking about running for the Board:
Are you eligible? Read...
2014-01-15
544 reads
Google Buys Nest
I was a bit sad to see that Google bought Nest. I like upstarts that see a problem and solve...
2014-01-14
629 reads
Time to Plan For Running For The PASS Board
I know it’s only January, but if you’re at all considering being a candidate you need to get going now....
2014-01-14
434 reads
Security, Compliance, and SQL Server Webinar on January 29, 2014
My first webinar of the year! I’m joining forces with the GreenSQL and MSSQLTips to present Security, Compliance, and SQL...
2014-01-27 (first published: 2014-01-13)
979 reads
Bradley Ball at MagicPASS on January 15, 2014
First meeting of the year with Bradley Ball presenting Locking, Blocking, Latches, Deadlocks, and Spinlocks. Let them know you’ll be...
2014-01-13
663 reads
The SQLSaturday Wiki–Revisited
I saw a discussion on Twitter yesterday where Kendal Van Dyke referenced the SQLSaturday wiki as a resource, I thought...
2014-01-10
385 reads
Schedule Time To Review Your Passwords & Using a Password Manager
I use a password manager and it currently has more than 150 accounts in it, ranging from my checking account...
2014-01-17 (first published: 2014-01-10)
1,805 reads
How To Campaign For the PASS Board
Let’s say you’ve decided to run, good! What do you do next? I’m not going to give you a blueprint...
2014-01-10
391 reads
Two-Factor Authentication
Something you have and something you know – that’s the heart of two-factor, sometimes called multi-factor, authentication. RSA was for years...
2014-01-15 (first published: 2014-01-09)
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
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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