The SQL Server Security Model, Part 1: Logins [Foundations Friday]
How secure are your databases?
No, not your network. Just your databases. If your company is like most, the strongest security...
2016-01-22
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The Data Files
Foundations Friday starts now
Earlier this month, my friend Tim Ford (b|t) proposed an idea:
A 2016 challenge to technical bloggers: 1 introductory level blog...
2016-01-21
441 reads
New Year, New Look, New Focus
Happy New Year, and welcome back! One of the projects I undertook over the holidays was to give the site...
2016-01-12
280 reads
[T-SQL Tuesday] Data modeling: The trouble with prefixes
This month, Mickey Stuewe (b|t) hosted T-SQL Tuesday, giving us a topic of “data modeling gone wrong“. This is a fantastic...
2015-11-23 (first published: 2015-11-17)
2,130 reads
[T-SQL Tuesday] Data modeling: The trouble with prefixes
This month, Mickey Stuewe (b|t) hosted T-SQL Tuesday, giving us a topic of “data modeling gone wrong“. This is a fantastic...
2015-11-17
408 reads
[T-SQL Tuesday] Data modeling: The trouble with prefixes
This month, Mickey Stuewe (b|t) hosted T-SQL Tuesday, giving us a topic of “data modeling gone wrong“. This is a fantastic...
2015-11-17
393 reads
SQLNewBlogger, Week 3
I have a confession to make: I haven’t been writing much this week.
Last weekend, I didn’t feel well and didn’t...
2015-11-15
322 reads
SQLNewBlogger, Week 3
I have a confession to make: I haven’t been writing much this week.
Last weekend, I didn’t feel well and didn’t...
2015-11-15
213 reads
SQLNewBlogger, Week 3
I have a confession to make: I haven’t been writing much this week.
Last weekend, I didn’t feel well and didn’t...
2015-11-15
219 reads
SQL New Blogger Challenge: Week 1 recap
Thanks to everyone who participated in week 1 of the SQL New Blogger Challenge! Eight posts were written this week...
2015-11-07
420 reads
Blogs
Leadership in Times of Change: Guiding Teams Through Uncertainty, Disruption, and Transformation
By Chris Yates
Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
The End of Year Vacation Burn
By Steve Jones
It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve...
Speaking at PASS Summit 2025
By alevyinroc
In less than one month, I will be speaking not once but twice at...
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Database Ledger in SQL Server 2022
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Question of the Day
Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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