2008-05-26
77 reads
Editorial
IT Project Euthanasia
A guest editorial from Phil Factor on the kindest way to dispose of unwanted IT projects.
2008-05-26
160 reads
2008-05-23
70 reads
MatrixDB
A new feature for SQL Server? Steve Jones talks about a very interesting job posting from Microsoft.
2008-05-22
347 reads
2008-05-21
558 reads
Who Built This Thing?
Do the people that build SQL Server really work with it? Steve Jones shares a short story from a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest. This editorial was originally published on May 20, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation.
2013-03-11 (first published: 2008-05-20)
409 reads
The Best Way to Find Quality People
How can you find good employees? Steve Jones offers a few tips on what has worked for him in the past.
2008-05-19
258 reads
Database Weekly Update for May 19, 2008
Steve Jones looks at the performance of column changes, petaflop computing, and a few ways to beef up your DBA skills.
2008-05-19
30 reads
A Worthwhile Goal
Steve Jones talks about two competing priorities for many people that start at a new job and asks which one you value more in this Friday poll.
2008-05-16
113 reads
2008-05-15
178 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
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 ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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