Taking Shortcuts
We don't mean to introduce security issues, but sometimes we do because we give in to pressure.
2018-04-30
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Editorial
2018-04-30
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The CDO
Does your company have a Chief Data Officer? Steve Jones doesn't think you need one to use data wisely.
2018-04-27
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2018-04-26
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Stairway to Advanced T-SQL Crossword
This crossword puzzle is based on the contents of the Stairway to Advanced T-SQL.
2018-04-25
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Cloud Snake Oil
The Cloud isn't always what it seems and Steve notes that paying attention to finances might be the most important thing.
2018-04-24
104 reads
SQL Community
Back in my early days as a database administrator, almost 16 years ago, I happened upon a web site called SQL Server Central. Because I found so many useful articles and forum posts, the site was open in my browser at work every single day. It was a great source of information, and eventually, I […]
2018-04-23
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2021-08-23 (first published: 2018-04-23)
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Keep It All
We could use more intelligence in our backup systems, since we don't need to keep all those files.
2018-04-20
54 reads
The Right Connection
Making a connection to the wrong database had disastrous results for Travis-CI.
2022-09-28 (first published: 2018-04-19)
223 reads
Blogs
SQL Training Black Friday Deals
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If you're looking for particular "Black Friday" deals, here is what I've seen advertised...
Dry-run xp_delete_file Before Actually Deleting Files?
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Dry-run xp_delete_file Before Actually Deleting Files? xp_delete_file doesn’t really have a...
Happy Thanksgiving! (USA Holiday)
By Brian Kelley
In the United States, today is Thanksgiving. The intent behind the holiday is to...
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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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