Hiring for Culture
Steve Jones discusses the decision to hire someone that fits in with your culture at work, and what that means.
2015-07-29
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Editorials
Visualizing in Space
An amazing visualization of basketball players has Steve Jones encouraging you to find your own pet project and showcase some skills.
2015-07-28
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No Downtime Deployments
Can you deploy your database changes without any downtime? Steve Jones has a few notes.
2015-07-27
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What We Want and What We'll Pay For
The challenges of getting enough resources for our projects aren't always apparent.
2015-07-27
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Is Skynet Coming?
The poll this week looks to the future and artificial intelligence. Steve Jones wonders if we'll ever really see this.
2015-07-24
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The Evolving DBA
The job of the DBA is constantly evolving, but one thing has always been critical: access to data.
2015-07-23
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There Are Always Constraints
We must learn to deal with the reality of our situation, along with the limitations.
2015-07-21
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Are DacPacs ready for prime-time?
DacPacs have been around for a while but DBAs have not, in the past, taken them particularly seriously. Is it time to get involved and influence the way the technology develops?
2015-07-20
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Presenting Data
One important skill is for the DBA or developer of the future is being sure they can present data to clients in a way they can use it.
2015-07-20
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Would You Pay To Wear Jeans?
For this Friday, Andy Warren asks if you would pay to change your wardrobe for work.
2015-07-17
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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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