Using pw-inspector in Brute Force attack on SQL Server
In this article we're going to explore the world of brute force attacks and pwd-inspector for tests with SQL Server
Your Technology Budget
How much do you love technology? Is this reflected in a budget? Let us know this week.
Azure Data Factory Pipelines: Filling in the gaps
Azure Data Factory is a cloud based data orchestration tool that many ETL developers began using instead of SSIS. In this article, Rodney Landrum recalls a Data Factory project where he had to depend on another service, Azure Logic Apps, to fill in for some lacking functionality.
Monitoring Amazon RDS with Redgate SQL Monitor
With the launch of SQL Monitor 11, you can now monitor your SQL Servers hosted on Amazon RDS alongside your on-premises and other cloud-based servers, instances, and databases. Join this webinar on October 28 to discover the benefits of monitoring your entire estate; including on-premises and cloud-hosted databases, from a single pane of glass.
Conflict in Functional Teams
Today we have a guest editorial from Alice Smith as Steve is away. Conflict can be good in a highly functional team, as noted today from the manager of the publishing group at Redgate Software.
Introduction to DAX Financial Functions – Part 1
Business Intelligence Architect, Analysis Services Maestro, and author Bill Pearson kicks off a series to introduce the DAX financial functions. In this article, he exposes five functions that are popular in the calculation of loans and other annuities. Those accustomed to these functions within Excel will find the syntax, uses and operation of the functions familiar within the Power BI environment.
Welcome to Redgate Deploy and Cross-platform Database DevOps
Until now, organizations wanting to introduce database DevOps have had to rely on – and purchase – different tools and solutions for different databases. A new cross-platform database DevOps solution, Redgate Deploy, changes the rules. Find out why in this latest blog post.
Stairway to Advanced T-SQL Level 10: Using Scalar Functions
Learn about scalar user defined functions in this next level in the Stairway.
The New Data Warehouse Choice
Steve Jones looks a little more closely at the Azure SQL Data Warehouse, perhaps a viable choice for many of us.
Blogs
A Prompt AI Experiment
By Steve Jones
Prompt AI released recently and I decided to try a few things with the...
Scaling PowerShell – Lessons from a Technical Interview
By gbargsley
Recently, I was in a technical interview where the topic of running PowerShell at...
Installing Old Versions of PowerShell Modules with Their Dependencies
By alevyinroc
I don’t recall where this came up (probably in SQLSlack), but I had a...
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SQL Server, Heaps and Fragmentation
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Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale – Level 2: Page Server Architecture Explained
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Question of the Day
SQL Server, Heaps and Fragmentation
A table without a clustered index (heap) will NOT suffer from fragmentation during frequent updates or deletes. True or False?
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