Managing SQL Server Database and Application Metadata
Unless you are the Database Administrator or the Application Analyst for a particular database you are usually oblivious to the naming conventions of the databases that support the applications you rely upon daily. This is why it is important to have the metadata repository in place to provide that translation when the need arises.
Legal Security
As database professionals, we know that we are responsible for the security and integrity of the data in our systems. But Steve Jones wonders if you know what legal responsibilities you might have.
Union
One of the less used commands in T-SQL, the UNION command can come in very handy in a number of situations. SQL Server expert trainer, Andy Warren, discusses how you can use UNION.
Benefits and limitations of using synonyms in SQL Server 2005
A SYNONYM is new to SQL Server 2005. It is a way to give an alias to an already existing or potential new object. It is just a pointer or reference, so it is not considered to be an object.
Legal Liability
Are database professionals liable for the security of their data? Should they be? Some think so, but Steve Jones thinks this is a bad idea and we might need protection as data professionals.
Legal Liability
Are database professionals liable for the security of their data? Should they be? Some think so, but Steve Jones thinks this is a bad idea and we might need protection as data professionals.
Legal Liability
Are database professionals liable for the security of their data? Should they be? Some think so, but Steve Jones thinks this is a bad idea and we might need protection as data professionals.
Terminate User processes in SQL Server
This article illustrates how to create a simple procedure to kill many sessions at the same time, kill a range of sessions and kill all of the sessions connecting to a database.
Blogs
Reading SQL Server File Headers with DBCC FILEHEADER
I’ve been doing a deep dive into SQL Server on-disk structures lately, and one...
T-SQL Tuesday #197 – An impactful session or two from a conference – RECAP
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences V
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
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