Transparent Database Encryption in SQL Server: A Planning Guide
A planning guide for the implementation of TDE in SQL Server.
TSQL Challenge 47 - Read the modification history and identify the fir
A table contains the list of modifications made to each card. Your job is to write a query that shows the first number, current number (most recent) and the number of changes made.
Natural vs. Surrogate Keys in SQL Server : Getting the Proper Perspective
This article demonstrates the relative merits of natural and surrogate keys and benchmarks their performance in different scenarios.
Profiling Database Activity in the Entity Framework
It’s important to profile your database queries to see what happens in response to Entity Framework queries and other data access activities, says Julie Lerman, who gives you the details on several profiling options to improve you coding.
Raffle SQL Server Style
This article presents a possible solution to the raffle logistics employed in SQL Server user group meetings around the world.
Beginning Powershell Companion PDF
Howdy all…as is so often the case, I’m studying something – Powershell – and I’m in need of a reference to help...
Script Task and Event Logging in SSIS
components. These same configuration settings can be leveraged in Script Task, but you also have the option of triggering and tracking events in a considerably more customizable manner. This article explores features that provide this flexibility.
In Case of Breach
Do you know what to do in case of a data breach? Steve Jones talks about the importance of having a "runbook" for security that covers the same types of things you might need to know for disaster recovery.
Tackle the Question of the Day on your cell phone
SQLServerCentral has a mobile site to enable you to access the question of the day from your cell phone.
31 Days of SSIS – Raw Files Are Awesome (1/31)
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m writing 31 Days of SSIS. Let’s start off this series with a...
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Forums
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployment Level 3 – Rehearsing Changesets Across Environments
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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
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Question of the Day
QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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