Who should own the database?
TL;DR; SA, or if you are really paranoid then you can create a disabled SQL login with minimal permissions and...
2018-01-25 (first published: 2018-01-15)
2,700 reads
SQLStudies
Fun with sp_rename
Currently the only way to rename objects in SQL Server is to use sp_rename. Although that may be changing in...
2018-01-11
1,227 reads
A Solution for Squirrely SQL Server Security: TSQL Tuesday #98
It’s the first T-SQL Tuesday of the year! Arun Sirpal (b/t) is our host this month. Thanks, Arun! The subject...
2018-01-09
300 reads
SQL Homework – January 2017 – Inspect an Execution Plan
It’s a new year and yet education never ends. So this month let’s take a look at an important part...
2018-01-10 (first published: 2018-01-03)
2,491 reads
What is impersonation for?
I was doing some research on impersonation the other day, and among other things, I ran across a forum question...
2017-12-27
797 reads
Making music with Powershell
Happy holidays everyone! Ok, this isn’t even remotely related to SQL Server but it sounded fun. I found someone playing...
2017-12-20
960 reads
When do usernames and passwords belong in connection strings
tl;dr: When using a windows or active directory authenticated id you do not put the username or password into your...
2017-12-18
702 reads
How to: Create an Azure VM with SQL Server using a default template
One of the really cool things about the cloud is how quickly you can spin up a new machine to...
2017-12-14
526 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #97 – Setting learning goals for 2018
T-SQL Tuesday. Each month a different blogger hosts Adam Machanic’s (b/t) blog party. The host comes up with a topic...
2018-01-01 (first published: 2017-12-12)
1,691 reads
Restrict the usage of a SQL Server Authenticated Application Id
SQL Server login ids may not be the most secure thing in the world but they are likely to be...
2017-12-18 (first published: 2017-12-06)
1,721 reads
Blogs
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Forums
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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