How to use fn_builtin_permissions SQL Server Security Function
Learn how to find all securable objects in SQL Server and the permissions for each securable object using the system function fn_builtin_permissions.
Learning through Puzzles
Different people respond to different types of learning techniques. Maybe a puzzle is the way that you learn.
Understanding the Metadata Function DATABASEPROPERTYEX()
Learn how to use the DatabasePropertyEX() function to query your database for settings.
Performance Testing Databases with Flyway and PowerShell
Performance tests are central to the quality of the database changes we deliver because they ensure that any business process that accesses the database continues to return its results in an acceptable time. When Flyway creates a new version of the database, it is the ideal time to run these performance checks.
The ultimate guide to web accessibility
Accessibility ensures that everyone has a great experience on your site. Bikkani explains how to achieve web accessibility.
Pick a Database, any Database…
All sorts of project and organizational analysis go into selecting the right database system for the requirements....or so you'd think.
Getting Started with Python Pandas and Dataset Profiling
This article will focus on reading and profiling data with the pandas package when using Python as well as show how to build charts based on this data.
Performance Testing Databases with Flyway and PowerShell
Performance tests are central to the quality of the database changes we deliver because they ensure that any business process that accesses the database continues to return its results in an acceptable time. When Flyway creates a new version of the database, it is the ideal time to run these performance checks.
Looking Back
Today Steve talks about retrospectives and how we learn and grow as software professionals.
Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
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Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
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Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
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SQL Art, Part 3: Happy Easter Fun in SSMS
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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