SQL Injection Everywhere
Steve Jones talks about the possibility of SQL Injection, or other security issues from malformed input, affecting our lives in new and annoying ways.
A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 7
For Day 7 of this series, I will talk about the incredibly useful CPU-Z utility, which is available for free...
Database Design Example: Curriculum Vitae
I’ve explained the database design process in a series of articles that you can find here. In this tutorial, I’ll put that information to good use and design a database from the start of the process to the finish. To keep this example to a single article, I’ll not repeat the information from those previous articles, so make sure you look those over before reading this one.
Methods For Converting a Stored Procedure
An interesting use of T-SQL to run a stored procedure as part of a SELECT statement to get a result set to be used and combined with other tables. From Eli Leiba, learn how you can build a stored procedure into your queries.
The Standard Edition Wish List
This Friday Steve Jones asks what you would like to see in Standard Edition. Is there one feature that would make a big difference to you?
Am I a sysadmin? (or other SQL Server role)
How do you check if you are a sysadmin? It’s fairly easy to do in Management Studio. You can go...
Continuous Integration for SQL Server Databases
When it comes to the subject of putting databases into source control, Troy Hunt is no shrinking violet. “Database source control is no longer negotiable”. In this article, published originally in his Blog, Troy explains how to do Continuous Integration from a database that is in a Version Control System (VCS).
Getting More Hardware Information from SQL Server Denali DMV Queries
As I recently discussed, I often hear from database professionals who are not allowed to access their database servers directly....
Data Warehouse Development: Version 0
What do you do first when developing a data warehouse? MVP Andy Leonard brings us a look at the foundation he uses, which might surprise you.
Social Networking Prowess
If the future of out IT works involves more ad hoc, swarming project teams, are you prepared? Steve Jones talks about social networking being something you might consider as a way to build some skills to work with others in a less formal way.
Blogs
10 Decisions to Make Before You Create A Fabric Workspace
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Flyway Tips: Object History
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Question of the Day
Adding new column with DEFAULT II
Which number did the two COUNT(*) return:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #tmp CREATE TABLE #tmp (id INT NOT NULL) INSERT INTO #tmp (id) SELECT gs.value FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 5) AS gs ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD my_value INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 1 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1 ALTER TABLE #tmp DROP CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 2 FOR my_value SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1See possible answers