Are You an Exceptional DBA?
The Exceptional DBA award is back again in 2009. Steve Jones comments a little on his experience last year.
The Exceptional DBA award is back again in 2009. Steve Jones comments a little on his experience last year.
The Exceptional DBA award is back again in 2009. Steve Jones comments a little on his experience last year.
The Exceptional DBA award is back again in 2009. Steve Jones comments a little on his experience last year.
I'm done with SQLSaturday #14, actually stuck in Pensacola for an extra night, but that's another story. It was a great event, and I have to say I was very surprised at the number and variety of speakers that came to contribute to the event
This paper provides IT pros with an in-depth look at the tests conducted by the MSCOM Ops team, insight into the results, and technical analysis of the enhancements to Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 that enable wide area network (WAN)–based geo-replication.
I'm just back from the event and it turned out very well, just over 170 attendees attending their choice of 30 sessions. Pensacola is a lot smaller than some cities so the 170 is an amazing turnout, and unusually there was only about a 10% no show...
I’ve just arrived home from a quick trip to Pensacola to speak at SQL Saturday 14 in Pensacola, FL. I’m quite happy with the event; the planning and organization was handled very well, and I believe the event was a big success in the eyes of the...
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Authenticators are additional data that gets encrypted along with the data to be stored in an encrypted manner. When it comes to decrypt the data, if the right authenticator isn't specified, SQL Server doesn't return the data in the decrypted form. Rather, a NULL value is returned, just as if the wrong key was used.
Who do you blame when software fails? Hopefully you don't hire a lawyer before you do. Steve Jones talks about liability and software.
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There are moments in technology when the ground shifts beneath our feet. Moments when...
Why Developers Shouldn’t Have sysadmin access in SQL Server 7 reasons—and exactly what to do instead It...
I have noticed sp_executesql also makes a single plan for a stmt with parameter...
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If I want to track which login called a stored procedure and use the value in an audit, what function can I use to replace the xxx below?
create procedure AddNewCustomer @customername varchar(200) AS BEGIN DECLARE @added VARCHAR(100) SELECT @added = xxx IF @customername IS NOT NULL INSERT dbo.Customer ( CustomerName, AddedBy ) VALUES (@customername, @added) ENDSee possible answers