SQL Saturday is coming to Portland, Maine on June 28, 2014. Join us for a free day of SQL Server training and networking. Speakers include Grant Fritchey, Adam Machanic, and Wayne Sheffield. Register while space is available.

Kitchen Duty

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

As an employee, are you willing to pitch in for things that aren't a normal part of your job? Today we have Andy Warren notes that he has kitchen duty at work.

Same tune, different song

by Phil Factor

SQLServerCentral.com

Database Deployment

It's not new and I'm already doing it. Phil Factor, a.k.a. Methuselah, on Agile, DevOps and Continuous Delivery.

SQL Server 2014 Launch Party in Ontario

by Press Release

SQLServerCentral.com

Events

A SQL Server 2014 Launch Party is being held at Microsoft Mississauga Ontario on June 21, 2014.All are SQL Server MVP's and they will be addressing us in both official languages. The event is being held at Microsoft's offices from 10 AM to 3 PM, A light lunch will be served.

The SQL of The Game of Life

by Additional Articles

SimpleTalk

Modeling

Joe Celko finds a reference to Conway's Game of Life while clearing out his desk, and is suddenly gripped with nostalgia. It wasn't just flares, mullets and disco, but simple computer games in interpreted basic. Somehow, Conway's Game of Life was too intriguing to be abandoned in the attic. Can it be implemented in SQL? Joe sets up a challenge.

Habits and Familiarity

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

A new series about kicking bad habits reminds Steve Jones that there are good and bad sides to having set practices. Even the best habits you have in technology will likely need to evolve over time.

MDX Guide for SQL Folks: Part I - Navigating The Cube

by Frank A. Banin

SQLServerCentral.com

Learn all you need to know about MDX, by drawing only on your current SQL knowledge.

Setting Up Your SQL Server Agent Correctly

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SimpleTalk

SQL Server Agent

It is important to set up SQL Server Agent Security on the principles of 'executing with minimum privileges’, and ensure that errors are properly logged and alerts are set up for a comprehensive range of errors. SQL Server Agent allows fine-grained control of every job step that should allow tasks to be run entirely safely even if they occasionally need special privileges.