Side issue. I am more interested in the challenge of adapting quickly and maintaining adherence to legal requirements for data professionals.

Disclosure: I work for Redgate Software, and we have tools to make this easier.

https://www.red-gate.com/

However, the problem of having items in a release is really a VCS issue. I assume...

I'd set up auditing or xevents to try and capture what's happening. If this is some automated process, you should capture some items. If this is a person, they might...

I've struggled with tackling projects. I have done a bit more cleaning (no maid right now), but I also need a break.

One thing my wife has enjoyed each year is...

IIRC, it makes concurrent inserts faster since each person doesn't necessarily create as much locking. Not sure it helps with just a couple connections.

Auditors to get worried, and rightly so....

I do wonder about the future of virtual work. Depending on how this month goes, and how managers are rated afterwards (bonus, review, etc.) we may get more or less...

I...

Be safe Ralph, and I hope you come through this ok.

Let's please not debate the spread, the impact on the world, or the response. This was really a piece about us coping as individuals, not becoming more upset. Neither you...

Just delete the folder. The git repo is the folder. If you remove it, it's gone.

I've seen it both ways. You have to have good IO systems for striping, both on the source and target. Otherwise you can have issues. You have to test and...

I am not just empathizing with those sick, but also those that having economic issues. This response is going to devastate many families.

Re: queries. You can jump to your desktop if available and run queries, or run them locally. What you do may depend on networking. Ideally, I'd run them from my...

Make sure if there are no rows that you have some value (not null) in the variables. You could do something like

SET @tableHTML = COALESCE(@tableHTML1, ' ')...

Hmmm, I would lean towards some rights here in some way. Maybe try moving the cert backup to a local drive. Ensure you're sa/dbo here as well. Try a different...