The Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Ch. 6
This is the sixth article in a continuing series, and this installment discusses the establishment and role of a Data Governance Council.
Securing the SA Account in SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2005 has greatly changed the security paradigm for SQL Server DBAs. The sa account still exists, but for many tasks
you can now avoid using it. New author Ken Johnson brings us some ides for properly securing this highly privileged account.
New Data Types in SQL Server 2008 Part 2
In this article, we are going to explore the new HierarchyID data type. We are going to show how to implement hierarchies in SQL Server 2005 and than how same thing in can be achived in SQL Server 2008 using the HierarchyID data type.
Add Custom XML Documentation Capability To Your SQL Code
By adding XML-based documentation capability to your SQL code, you can automatically extract and format tagged comments into a complete API documentation set for your SQL libraries.
5 Tips for Becoming a Better Data Modeler
5 quick tips to help you become a better data modeler and increase your value to your team and organization.
Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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