PASS Summit Location
Andy Warren has posted another one of his excellent summaries of what’s going on at the PASS Board. Andy, thanks...
Re-generating SQL Server Logins
SQL Server stores all login information on security catalog system tables. By querying the system tables, SQL statements can be re-generated to recover logins, including password, default schema/database, server/database role assignments, and object level permissions. A comprehensive permission report can also be produced by combining information from the system metadata.
SQL Saturday #66 - Colorado Springs
Come get a free day of training in Colorado Springs on Feb 12 and meet Steve Jones of SQLServerCentral.
SQL University: Architecting SQL Server Security, the Big Picture
Welcome to this semester's security week at SQL University. In previous semesters we've covered the technical aspects of SQL Server...
I lied, now what?
What do you do if you've lied to get a job and now are in a bad position? Steve Jones offers his advice today.
Let the optimizer drive
For many, there is something disconcerting in the idea of the Query Optimizer; they crave control, but it really is best to take a back seat and let the Optimizer do its job.
TSQL Challenge 49 - Identify overlapping time sheet entries of field t
Several technicians are sent to a customer premises to do a certain maintenance work. Your task is to process the activity log entered by each technician and identify overlaps.
A Full Backup can Impact a Log Backup–MCM Prep
In the early days of SQL Server you could not run a log backup while a full backup was running....
Importing and Exporting SSIS Packages Using PowerShell
SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) includes a set of function for working with SSIS which among other things allow you...
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5 Starter Projects for Your AI and Data Engineering Portfolio
Reading tutorials is fine. Shipping something is better. If you are trying to break...
The Book of Redgate: Taking Breaks
By Steve Jones
We work hard at Redgate, though with a good work-life balance. One interesting observation...
Database AI Agents: The Read-Only Rule
By Arun Sirpal
Fourth in a series on Ai and databases. What Read-Only Advisory Actually Means A...
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Displaying Money
I want to get the currency sign displayed with my amount stored in a money type. Does this work?
DECLARE @Amount MONEY; SET @Amount = '?1500'; SELECT CAST( @Amount AS VARCHAR(30)) AS EurosSee possible answers