Redgate is researching how people deploy their database changes. This is a very quick survey, and there's an opportunity to sign up for a research call in exchange for a $50 Amazon voucher.
2015-06-16
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This article shows how you can use SQL Server spatial methods, mathematical rules and oscillating patterns to benchmark CPU, IO and Hekaton performance.
2015-06-15
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WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is the basic way of querying and changing basic information about any windows server, including SQL Server or Exchange Server. It provides a logical structure and representation of systems and services that are hosted on the server and is essential for anyone who is keen to automate routine monitoring and administration work via PowerShell, especially where many servers are involved in the task.
2015-06-15
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Why do stored procedures help with security? In this piece, MVP Brian Kelley explains why SQL Injection and information gathering are hampered with stored procedures.
2015-06-12 (first published: 2013-02-18)
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Tim Hidalgo goes through some practical demos to show you how you can automatically keep your testing environments up to date, and ship more robust databases.
2015-06-12
3,004 reads
In this article on tSQLt, learn how you can use the AssertResultSetsHaveSameMetaData method from the framework to enforce your API.
2015-06-11
5,457 reads
Learn how to convert row values into column values (PIVOT) and column values into row values (UNPIVOT) in SQL Server.
2015-06-11
5,039 reads
2015-06-10
562 reads
Alex Kuznetsov, in an article taken from his book 'Defensive Database Programming with SQL Server', shows how DRY principles can be put in practice with constraints, stored procedures, triggers, UDFs and indexes.
2015-06-10
6,344 reads
Aaron Bertrand has some advice on how to protect yourself from SQL Injection, looking at some specific common scenarios.
2015-06-09
4,756 reads
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