No One is Safe
A funny example of SQL Injection has Steve Jones reminding us that every application needs to protect itself.
2010-04-20
364 reads
Editorials
More Support for Customers
A change in the support policy from Microsoft is a good thing, Steve Jones notes. Now you can still get help if you haven't been applying service packs.
2010-04-19
37 reads
Smart Virtualization
With so many people looking at virtualizing their environments, it's easy to assume it's easy to get done. Steve Jones, however, points out some advice from a very performance oriented company: the NYSE.
2010-04-19
417 reads
Company Rewards
Is there something that your company could do for you that would show that they valued your employment? That you were somehow important to them? Answer this Friday's poll.
2010-04-16
296 reads
2010-04-15
81 reads
Continuing Education
In IT we don't mandate that people continue their education in their field. But is there something else we can do? Steve Jones talks about other professions and the need for us to continue to learn about technology.
2010-04-14
194 reads
Can We Skip the Marketing?
Steve Jones has a message for the speakers and presenters from Microsoft today.
2010-04-13 (first published: 2010-04-06)
174 reads
Are you preparing for SQL Server 2008 R2?
With the launch of SQL Server 2008 R2 almost upon us, DBAs need to start planning in some time to see what it has to offer. Brad McGehee reviews some of the available resources.
2010-04-12
516 reads
The Log Shipping Standard
Log shipping is a tool that has more benefits than just recovering from a major disaster. Steve Jones thinks this might be a tool that DBAs should use for all their critical databases.
2010-04-12
636 reads
Essential Software
For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks if there is a set of essential software that every DBA needs to have installed on their machine.
2010-04-09
338 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #191: Invitation–Your Favorite String Parsing
By Steve Jones
It’s that time of the month, and I’m late. My apologies. I had a...
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
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DBCC CHECKIDENT
What is returned as a result set when I run this command without a new seed value?
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