The Clustered Index is not the Primary Key
As the title says, the clustered index doesn't have to the primary key and vice versa.
2016-05-24
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Editorial
The Politics of SQL Security
Dealing with SQL Server security when the application it uses is full of security holes.
2016-05-23
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Boundless Opportunities
There has never been more reasons or better opportunities to learn new skills. Gail Shaw shares her favorite online video training resources sites, what's on her current learning list and why.
2016-05-23
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What's Your Test Plan?
This week Steve Jones looks at the formal way in which you might verify changes to your system. Do you have a process?
2016-05-20
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The Complexity of Branches
Branching code creates complexity to development and should be undertaken with caution.
2016-05-19
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Half Baked Features
Steve Jones notes that some features aren't fully developed, but that's not a reason to avoid releasing them.
2016-05-17
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SQL Server RTM - June 1
The next version of SQL Server 2016 will be released on June 1, 2016, which means you can start planning those upgrades.
2016-05-16
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Software Maturity with Release Management
Adding a release management tool to your software development is a sign of maturity.
2016-05-16
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2016-05-13
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Solving Tempdb Issues
A simple change might solve some of those tempdb issues various customers experience.
2016-05-12
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Blogs
Reverse Engineering a Physical Model Diagram
By Steve Jones
I recently wrote about a logical diagram with Redgate Data Modeler. That was interesting,...
Prepping for Certification, Part 3 of ?
By Brian Kelley
After I have understood the details for a certification test (part 1), including format...
SQL Training Black Friday Deals
By Brian Kelley
If you're looking for particular "Black Friday" deals, here is what I've seen advertised...
Forums
Best analysis approach to reduce data type length in multiple tables
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Do you separate data/log files and TempDB files on different disks using AWS EC2
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Service account being in local admin in AWS EC2 environment?
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Question of the Day
A New Operator
In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?
SELECT '1' || '0'See possible answers