Database Permissions
Here is a short How To article on querying for permissions in a SQL Server database
Finding SQL Server objects that reference invalid objects
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As a data guy, I always smile when application developers refer to ‘their’ data. If only it were that simple.
The Product Centric Career
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Why Primary Keys can be important on large tables
I inherited a database that was getting large and not performing well. After adding primary keys life got better.
Developer Week - Nuremberg, Germany
It's Developer Week in Nuremberg July 14-17. There are a couple of great speakers at this event, like Constantin Small and Sascha Dittmann. Register while space is available
Experiments with NEO4J: Using a graph database as a SQL Server metadata hub
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Lockdown or Let Them Free
Do we take security too far? Are we creating unnecessary rules for those that need to use the resources we support? Steve Jones talks today about security and how we might want to approach it when handling rights for developers.
Running SQL Server Databases in the Amazon Cloud (Part 1)
In this tip, Sadequl Hussain outlines what's involved in rolling out a SQL Server instance in RDS. In subsequent tips, he will explore what features it offers and what shortcomings it has.
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SQL Password enforcing
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document III
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT TOP 2
json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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