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Securing Data
It's important that you do more than just implement perimeter security with firewalls. Steve Jones talks about how we can better secure our systems.
SSIS – Transfer SQL Server Objects Debugged
A new SSIS developer finds a problem with the Transfer SQL Server Objects task. Join new author Stephen LaPlante as he digs through and discovers a bug in this task.
Virtualization for Database Development
The trials and tribulations of our first attempt using Virtual Servers
How to Share Data Between Stored Procedures
Different ways of passing sets of data between stored procedures.
The Feature Debate
Is SQL Server keeping up with MySQL or is it the other way around. Steve Jones comments on a few of the differences in the platforms.
The Feature Debate
Is SQL Server keeping up with MySQL or is it the other way around. Steve Jones comments on a few of the differences in the platforms.
The Feature Debate
Is SQL Server keeping up with MySQL or is it the other way around. Steve Jones comments on a few of the differences in the platforms.
New Column Updates
What is the fastest way to update a newly created column in a large table? New author Bimal Fernando brings us a look at a technique he uses for just this situation.
No XP, but Look Forward To 7
A look back at the news of the past week including Windows 7, SSD performance, April Fools, and consistency in SQL Server.
Blogs
On Speaking Well
By Brian Kelley
Professor Patrick Winston of MIT used to give a one-hour talk about how to...
Monday Monitor Tips: Oracle Custom Metrics
By Steve Jones
One of the popular features of Redgate Monitor has been the ability to add...
Walking Through a Planned Failover: SQL Server Always On Availability Groups on Kubernetes
When building the sql-on-k8s-operator, I wanted to make sure it could handle both planned...
Forums
Analysis of Locking Issues on Secondary Replicas in AlwaysOn Availability Groups
We have an AlwaysOn architecture with four replicas: two running in synchronous commit mode...
The Vector Data Type
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What Power BI DirectQuery does to your SQL Server (and how to fix it)
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Question of the Day
The Vector Data Type
What is the vector data type in SQL Server?
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