Learning through Puzzles
Different people respond to different types of learning techniques. Maybe a puzzle is the way that you learn.
2022-08-29 (first published: 2017-08-04)
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Editorial
The Second Best Job
Redgate is hiring someone to manage Simple Talk, a job just like the one Steve has with SQLServerCentral.
2017-08-03
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2017-08-02
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2017-08-01
114 reads
Managing Passwords
This week Troy Hunt provides updated password guidelines, but Steve Jones notes many of us are in the middle, both managing and dealing with passwords.
2017-07-31
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2017-07-31
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A Summit Just North of The Big Easy
Steve Jones travels back to one of the largest free events in the country, SQL Saturday Baton Rouge.
2017-07-28
49 reads
2021-10-11 (first published: 2017-07-27)
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SQL Crossword #1
Today we start a new puzzle series, with a crossword puzzle from MVP Kenneth Fisher.
2017-07-26
944 reads
2017-07-25
62 reads
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?
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