Understanding a Database
The ways in which you might try and reverse engineer a database design are on Steve's mind today.
2025-03-10 (first published: 2018-11-30)
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Editorial
2018-11-29
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Mitigate Issues Early
When you know there's a problem, it's better to solve it early rather than late.
2018-11-28
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Building Better Training Opportunities
Finding training opportunities can be a challenge in many organizations.
2018-11-27
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Moving to Query Store
Steve is looking for people to use the Query Data Store and share their stories, good or bad.
2018-11-26
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Choosing a Career
Learning about new jobs is a good way to help decide if you want to change careers.
2018-11-26
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2018-11-22
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Another Reason to Care About Security
Just before the US holiday, Steve wants you to think about the security of our systems.
2018-11-21
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2018-11-20
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2018-11-19
70 reads
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Which Object Definitions Are Available?
For which of these object types can I get the code when I run the OBJECT_DEFINITION() function in SQL Server 2025? (choose 3)
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