Do as I say, not as I do
Steve wishes that Microsoft would follow some of their own advice on SQL Server development in their other software.
Merge Multiple Files in Azure Data Factory
A short tutorial on how to combine multiple files together in an Azure Data Factory Copy Data activity.
Typical uses of Oracle sequences
Oracle sequences supply unique numbers that can be used when populating tables. In this article, Jonathan Lewis explains the typical uses of Oracle sequences.
Using Data Scanning to Identify and Classify Sensitive Columns
SQL Data Catalog's new data scanning feature uses regular expressions and data dictionaries to identify where sensitive and personal data is stored in your databases.
Interconnected Temp Files
Links between systems can become a problem if an issue in one system affects the others.
Working with Azure IoT Central
Gathering data from sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices is becoming more and more common in many organizations. This introductory article shows how you can get started with IoT Central in Azure.
Beautify HTML Tables in Emails for SQL Database Mail
In this article we look at how to format HTML tables sent via SQL Server Database Mail to make the emails and data easier to read.
Overcoming Database DevOps challenges - Part 1
When integrating database changes into a DevOps process, the biggest challenge is to standardize and coordinate the different approaches to application and database development. Discover the key tools & training resources to help you and your team.
Deploying SQL Server Automatically
I've had to install SQL Server many times over the years. Often it has felt that most of these installs were one-offs, a dev server, a new QA instance, a production server for a brand new application. A few times I've had to recover from disaster, including restoring master, but often, I just installed SQL […]
PostGres and SQL Server - Divided by a common language
A few lessons from a SQL Server DBA that is working on PostgreSQL. David Poole tells us where the similarities in the platforms can cause problems.
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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Question of the Day
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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