I ran across a tip on MSSQLTips from Joe Gavin recently, and it got me thinking about hardware and disks. For a lot of us, we deal with servers and storage, and not disks. While we might have a disk on a laptop or desktop, most of the production systems just attach to remote storage. […]
2021-11-03
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DataOps is another DevOps term for the modern management of data. It's not just the daily work of a DBA, however, as Steve notes in this piece.
2021-11-01
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I’m sure you’ve heard the adage that people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of death. On the other hand, some folks can’t get enough public speaking and look forward to opportunities to get up in front of a group and talk. Writing is not so scary since it’s a solitary activity, […]
2021-10-30
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What's the future of the Internet? A lot might depend on how we decide to value and handle data.
2021-10-29
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We often misconfigure public access for data, which might contain sensitive information. Steve notes that we could do better, but it requires the effort to classify data.
2021-10-27
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2021-10-25
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It might be DNS is the problem more often in the future. Steve notes the attacks on this system are rising.
2021-10-23
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More complex searching is likely to be a requirement in the future, but for many of us, this won't require us to learn much.
2021-10-22
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Lots of organizations are moving to the cloud, but having different levels of success. This change can be powerful and create tremendous opportunity, but it can also be a disappointment.
2021-10-20
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Trying to keep up with technology is a losing game. Better to continue to grow and learn, balanced with the rest of your life.
2021-10-18
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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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