2018-04-05
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Editorial
Is the DBA Title Dying?
Titles are very important to many people. Steve wonders if the main title many of us use will go away.
2018-04-04
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2018-04-03
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2018-04-02
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SQL Server Authenticated Users, why are we still using them?
AD Authentication in SQL Server has been around for a long time, so why do we still use SQL Authentication?
2018-03-30
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2018-03-29
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The Nightmare Letter
The GDPR may bring nightmare letters like the one linked to from the editorial.
2022-06-03 (first published: 2018-03-28)
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Small Changes and Big Impacts
Using new features and changing code can cause problems in your environment. Always test to be sure that the impact is acceptable.
2018-03-27
66 reads
2018-03-26
95 reads
Ad Hoc Logs
We often make changes to production systems in an ad hoc manner. Steve asks how much auditing we might have in place.
2018-03-23
75 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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