Open is Not Necessarily More Secure
Just because we can view the source code for software doesn't mean it is more secure.
ReadyRoll is a Fully Fledged Redgate Tool
In June last year we got in touch to let you know that Redgate acquired ReadyRoll. Over the last few months, ReadyRoll went from a one-man project to having a team of developers, testers, and support engineers behind it. Dan Nolan, the founder of ReadyRoll, is now a product manager at Redgate. And next week it’s time for ReadyRoll to become a fully-fledged Redgate tool available from www.red-gate.com.
The SQL Server 2016 Query Store: Built-in Reporting
One of the most important features of the SQL Server 2016's new Query Store is the reporting. With these features, it is now possible to get a wealth of information on how your query workload is performing, either aggregated for the entire query workload or for a single query. With this information, you can see the effects of 'forcing' an execution plan for specific queries and get feedback of the consequences.
Stairway to SQLCLR Level 7: Development and Security
Learn about some Visual Studio features that help with automation, and use them to create an Asymmetric Key and Login.
Converting MS Access Reports to SQL Server Reporting Services Reports
Siddharth Mehta walks through how to automatically migrate reports from MS Access to SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) without having to rebuild anything from scratch.
Learning from Microsoft
Microsoft has changed their engineering to do amazing things in the cloud, especially with SQL Server. We could all learn from this.
Exploring SQL Server 2016 Dynamic Data Masking – Part One
Greg Larson looks at how to hide the value of sensitive data by applying Dynamic Data Masking.
Data Mining Part 36: Verifying the accuracy of the model
In this new chapter we will show how to verify the accuracy of the mining models.
IDEs sweet but beguiling
IDEs are wonderful, but tend to lull you out of the good habits of thinking up front about how the code you write will be monitored and tested. So argues Phil Factor.
Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
By Brian Kelley
My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...
Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
By Steve Jones
“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
Forums
Increase Deadlock Detection
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Increase Deadlock Detection
A Tool is Better than a Script
Comments posted to this topic are about the item A Tool is Better than...
Understanding Deadlock Victim Selection in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Understanding Deadlock Victim Selection in...
Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
See possible answers