As a data analyst, my switch from Excel to SQL was revolutionary. This article reveals how an online SQL basics course dramatically improved my workflow. I've always depended on...
2024-09-04
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The fifth episode of Simple Talks is out. Simple Talks is the Redgate podcast from myself, Grant, Ryan, and Louis. The main page is here, and it has links...
2024-09-03
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There are no secrets about how PostSecret handles millions of visitors.
2024-09-03
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There are no secrets about how PostSecret handles millions of visitors.
2024-09-03
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Introduction In this post, the third in our series on using T-SQL Snapshot Backup, I will guide you through using the new T-SQL Snapshot Backup feature in SQL Server...
2024-09-03
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Let me be extremely clear up front, this is not my original work. I saw this post on DBA.StackExchange.com and I wanted to share and promote it. Nice work...
2024-09-18 (first published: 2024-09-02)
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Introduction In this post, the second in our series, I will guide you through using the new T-SQL Snapshot Backup feature in SQL Server 2022 to take a snapshot...
2024-09-18 (first published: 2024-09-01)
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Introduction Traditional SQL Server backups can struggle with large databases, resulting in longer backup times and resource contention. T-SQL Snapshot Backup, a new feature in SQL Server 2022, addresses...
2024-09-01 (first published: 2024-08-31)
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"Let me know where you get your magic pixie dust from!"
2024-08-30
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flashover – n. the moment a conversation becomes alive and real, when a spark of rust shorts out the delicate circuits you keep insulated under layers or irony, momentarily...
2024-08-30
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By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers