Lawsuits and Data Breaches
Steve Jones notes that a data breach resulted in a lawsuit. How long before that's a common practice, and should we be preparing as data professionals.
2014-02-25
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Editorial
2014-02-24
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Auditing Matters
We might not be able to stop hacks, attacks, or issues with our databases, but knowing that they've occurred is important. Steve Jones notes that we might need auditing more than security.
2014-02-24
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The SQLCLR Impact
Has the SQLCLR system impacted your SQL Server environment? Steve Jones wants to know if it has or has not today.
2014-02-21
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The Remote Balance
Telecommuting and remote work are growing in many fields, but especially technology. However the practice needs to be balanced with the notion that you still have a life outside of work.
2017-10-20 (first published: 2014-02-20)
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2014-02-19
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The Security of Interconnected Systems
We are interconnecting more and more computer systems and applications all the time. Security becomes a problem when one of these systems hasn't been properly configured, secured, or coded. Steve Jones notes this is becoming a real problem.
2014-02-18
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2014-02-17
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VMs for Development
Many technical people use Virtual Machines to build their own lab or test environment. Today Steve Jones asks how you've built your setup.
2017-12-22 (first published: 2014-02-14)
244 reads
What is Continuous Integration for Databases?
What is continuous integration for databases? Steve Jones gives a short explanation and information on why you might care about this.
2014-02-13
437 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
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I’m honored to be hosting T-SQL Tuesday — edition #192. For those who may...
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers