Join me for a free SQL Performance webcast on July 14th!
With less than we week away, I can say that I’m really excited to reach more people in the community...
2016-07-08
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Confessions of a Microsoft Addict
New SQL Server community tool
For those of us in the US, it’s our day of independence. A day that stands for FREEDOM and happiness....
2016-07-05
1,600 reads
Does my database have data type drift?
Over the years I have come to see that every database has what I call data type drift. Simply put,...
2016-07-13 (first published: 2016-06-28)
2,495 reads
Are my SQL logins weak?
Security is a vital component of data security. In today’s day and age it is imperative to think about security....
2016-07-04 (first published: 2016-06-24)
1,608 reads
Is Resource Monitor (resmon) all I need to troubleshoot storage?
I was recently doing some work on my Windows 10 desktop and placed a drive on one of the slower...
2016-06-30 (first published: 2016-06-23)
1,604 reads
Microsoft finally got SQL setup right!
This past week, Microsoft revealed that SQL Server 2016 will be available in June. Exciting news indeed! With that said,...
2016-06-22
461 reads
SQL Server Security Series, part 1
In the first entry in this SQL Server security series, we will demonstrate a brute force attack against SQL Server...
2016-06-22
473 reads
Blogs
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
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Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Sql script replace and rearrange numbers
Hi everyone. I have this table and this information. (left side of the image)...