A Few Best Practices for Strong SQL Server Security
Explore key strategies for securing SQL databases in this comprehensive guide. Learn about robust authentication, data encryption, SQL injection prevention, and more, with practical code examples. Enhance your database's security and performance by following tips from this article.
Live webinar: How to excel at managing multiple database platforms
Learn about how to handle the requirements of multitple platforms in this webinar.
Using AI for Security
Steve thinks AI might have a place in security, something Microsoft is investigating now.
Moving Dynamic Data Masked Data to New Locations - Step 5 of the Stairway to Dynamic Data Masking
In this level of the Stairway to Dynamic Data Masking we examine how masking affects data movement.
The Art of the Code Review
Code reviews are a good way to not only improve your quality, but also raise the skill level of your staff.
“As DBAs, should we be worried about our jobs because of AI?” and other burning questions
We recently launched the State of the Database Landscape 2024 survey results, with information from almost 4,000 database professionals from around the globe. A clear picture emerged from the results, suggesting that 2024 is the year that skill diversification among database professionals is imperative.
SQL Server Clustered Index Seek Operation Generates Poor Query Performance
In this article, we look at why a SQL Server clustered index seek operation might not always be the most optimized approach for executing a query.
Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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