Correct Old Mistakes
We all make mistakes, but it's important that we revise our code to correct them over time.
2015-12-24
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Editorials
2015-12-23
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Hacking Data
A new series of attacks were proven recently using music files to attach embedded systems in cars. Could this be another attack vector that we need to worry about?
2015-12-22 (first published: 2011-03-23)
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2015-12-21
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Running as SysAdmin
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. We still have many applications runnning under sysadmin accounts, often "sa". Why do people do this? Andy has a few thoughts on the subject.
2015-12-21 (first published: 2011-05-04)
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2015-12-17
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2015-12-15
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Security Decisions
This week Steve Jones looks at how we make secutiy decisions for our systems, and whether this is really the best way to do things.
2015-12-14
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2015-12-14
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How Much Eventual Consistency Do You Have?
This week Steve Jones wants to know if you have eventual consistency in your environment?
2015-12-11
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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