The Secret Password
The secret passwords we store in systems might be secure from discovery, but are they secure from use?
2017-05-02
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Editorial
2017-05-01
69 reads
Why deadlines stink, and are so necessary
I hate deadlines. Really. I truly hate them. The problem is: they are usually unrealistic, often not much more than a wild guess. They restrict the amount of time that I can spend in preparation and research so that I can do things right; they squeeze the artistic quality out of my work as a […]
2017-05-01
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Starting to Use SQL Server 2017
Today Steve Jones looks forward to the next version of SQL Server, with his curiosity to see if you feel the same way.
2017-04-28
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SQL Server on Linux is Just SQL Server
Steve Jones looks at SQL Server on Linux and how this may differ from what most of us have worked with in the past.
2017-04-27
94 reads
Becoming a Data Scientist
The path to becoming a data scientist isn't simple or easy, but it might be for you.
2017-04-26
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2017-04-25
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It's all about Customer Service
Grant Fritchey on the lessons all DBAs can learn from the recent Public Relations disaster for United Airlines.
2017-04-24
71 reads
Have you ever given up on your brainchild
Have you ever given up on your brainchild? If yes, how did you deal with it?
2017-04-24
105 reads
How do you come up with creative ideas?
It takes a creative mind to come up with new ideas. So how do you do it?
2017-04-21
98 reads
Blogs
The Mystery of the Locked-Up Database -Scooby Dooing Episode 6
No Scooby-Doo story is complete without footprints leading to a hidden passage. In SQL...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference
By James Serra
A bunch of new features for Microsoft Fabric were announced at the Microsoft Fabric Community...
The Challenge of Implicit Transactions: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I saw an article recently about implicit transactions and coincidentally, I had a friend...
Forums
Compatibility levels on database changing them and impacts.
We’re running SQL Server 2019 with database compatibility level 150, and after recent tuning...
Changing the Recovery Time
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Question of the Day
Changing the Recovery Time
I want to change the recovery time for a database running on SQL Server 2022. What are my options for setting the value in my ALTER DATABASE statement. If I run this code, what can I use in place of the xxx to define what 12 means?
ALTER DATABASE Finance SET TARGET_RECOVERY_TIME = 12 xxx;See possible answers