There is practically no limit to the logical size of a SQL Server table. However, the underlying hardware, data model, and configuration will limit what is practically possible. 168 TB is...

Well, I'm not a clairvoyant. Better than that; I'm an engineer. What I can see "GDPR Consultant" as the new hot IT career title. What I also see are 3rd...

I've worked with multi-tenant databases in the past, including situations where external clients had ad-hoc access query access. The way we dealt with it was to have a separate database...

Despite having a database developing career that spans 20 years and several significantly sized organization, I've somehow never had a use case for row level security, never even seen in,...

If you are concerned about how much data would be pulled across the network from Azure to your work PC, then one option is to provision an Azure IaaS instance...

It is interesting how the cable TV has for decades been regulated in terms of customer profiling, data collection, political advertising, content, and anti-monopolization. But FaceBook hasn't been held to...

Where I've worked, ServiceNow has been part of the change control process, even if the DBAs occasionally create the support ticket and assign it to ourself. I'm not sure if...

I like questions related to covering indexes, and I always have that card in the interview deck, because answering this question involves practical knowledge, especially if the interviewer asks a...

What motivates these new editions (or hosting options) for SQL Server is probably an attempt by Microsoft to lure more high value corporate customers into the Azure tent. I'm sure...

Data! Data! Data! The more the merrier! Right???

Face Book sold personality profile data for millions of users to this data analytics company called Cambridge Analytica. So, who is Cambridge...

Cyber security and digital privacy are rarely ever political campaign issues up for debate here in the US, at least not in the same way that immigration, the environment or...

This sounds sort of like IaaS, except without a SQL Server license and without access to the host VM.