A few reflections on security by a weary application developer
Data security? No worries! Tell me how much you are willing to pay.
Not unit testing your databases? You should be
Releasing a product without testing it is generally accepted as an unforgivable sin in the software development world. And frankly, there really isn’t an excuse not to test when we have whole suites of testing tools available to us
Clustered Columnstore Index Gives "Unable to find index entry" Error
The Clustered columnstore index generates "unable to find index entry" error and a memory dump after few DMLs on the table
Implementing Azure Blob Storage (ABS) With SQL Server 2014
With any application organizations face consistent key challenges such as high efficiency and business value, complex configuration, and low total cost of ownership. Extending applications to the cloud in hybrid scenarios addresses many of these challenges, whether distributing SharePoint content across on-premises and Office 365 while leveraging search as a service (hybrid search) or externalizing data, extending it to the cloud with Remote Blob Storage or related technologies.
Quick Survey: PostgreSQL in Your Organization
Do you use PostgreSQL in your organization? Are you thinking about using it? Take our short survey and tell us about what you think about it.
SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Time Since Last Restore
If your log restores aren't happening when they’re meant to, you want to know about it. You’ll be relying on restoring from logs should anything happen to your databases, and if you can’t restore to a certain point in time, you risk losing valuable data.
New toys in SQL Server 2012
In this article we are going to look two new enhancements: the Insert snippet menu option and the surround with option.
On the importance of a complete break
If you’re the type who habitually checks work email and thinks about work while on holiday, here’s Gail Shaw's challenge for next time: don’t.
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How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
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The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
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Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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