New Features in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio – Part 2
This article is the final article in a series that explores new features that are available in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
Security Context of Service Broker Internal Activation
The previous installment of "SQL Server 2005 Express Edition" discussed Service Broker's internal activation, which allows you to automate communication between initiator and target. Unfortunately, there are some caveats related to its security context. This article describes their specifics and provides a couple of methods to eliminate any undesirable side effects they introduce.
The Importance of the Segregation of Duties with Respect to Internal Controls
I diverge a little from the typical coding-based/oriented best practice to one that is focused on governance within public or government organisations with respect to the security of the data in databases used for annual reports. Internal controls fall...
Date Dimensions Part 2
Continuing with his discussion of how to implement a date dimension in SQL Server Analysis services, expert warehousing expert Vincent Rainardi discusses how to use this dimension as a reference dimension as well as other advanced topics.
Getting additional error messaging information for SQL Server replication
When reviewing an issue through the Replication Monitor, the error messaging was leaving me wanting more detail to find out why the replication process was failing. So my question is, is there a way to garner more information from the replication agents running via SQL Server Agent?
Inserting Markup into a String with SQL
In which Phil illustrates an old trick using STUFF to intert a number of substrings from a table into a string, and explains why the technique might speed up your code...
SSIS - An Inside View Part 2
This article is part 2 of a 4 part series that explores the internals of SQL Server Integration Services. This article looks at SSIS Transformations and Execution Trees.
Too Much Data
These days more and more systems gather data all the time, but are we using that data? Steve Jones comments on the glut of information and some of the problems that creates.
Too Much Data
These days more and more systems gather data all the time, but are we using that data? Steve Jones comments on the glut of information and some of the problems that creates.
Too Much Data
These days more and more systems gather data all the time, but are we using that data? Steve Jones comments on the glut of information and some of the problems that creates.
Blogs
SQL Server Journey Part 2: Modern Era (2017 – 2026) – AI/Cloud First
By Vinay Thakur
Following up on my Part 1 baseline, the journey from 2017 onward changed how...
Google Moves Up Post-Quantum Cryptography Timeline
By Brian Kelley
In cryptography, the RSA and ECC algorithms which we use primarily for asymmetric cryptography...
The Book of Redgate: No Politics
By Steve Jones
In today’s world, this might mean something different, but in 2010, we had this...
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Identities and Sequences II
In thinking about the differences between the identity property and a sequence object, which of these two guarantees that there are consecutive numbers (according to the increment) inserted in a single table?
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