Obfuscation
Test data is critical to being sure your application works, but is production data ok to use in test environments?
2007-12-19
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Editorials
Data Ownership
Who owns the data that we generate ourselves? It's not as easy to answer that as you think.
2007-12-18
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2007-12-17
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Better Licensing
Licensing SQL Server used to be easy and could be again, though it is still better than licensing Oracle.
2007-12-17
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What Would You Do?
If someone acts suspicious at work, do you report them? What if it's the CIO? What if data security is involved?
2007-12-14
93 reads
Another Reason to Hate Ads
Malicious code embedded inside advertisements served on the web. What's next?
2007-12-13
62 reads
The Downside of Real Time
Everyone wants real time reporting, or do they? Steve Jones talks about some of the downsides of implementing such a system.
2007-12-12
115 reads
Do We Need a PK?
A primary key is a must for every table. Or is it? Steve Jones examines the question.
2007-12-11
439 reads
Hipp, Hipp, Hooray
In an age where commercial interests seem to trump all, it's nice to see someone delivering content out there for free.
2007-12-10
109 reads
All I Want For Christmas Is ...
What do IT workers want for Christmas? Let us know in this Friday's poll.
2007-12-07
53 reads
Blogs
Learning Database Design and Power BI Performance
I spend my days working on and managing SQL Server instances—working days at least,...
Free SQL Training: Dive into Databases This December!
Want to learn SQL and get some real practice this December? Check out the...
Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
By Steve Jones
A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...
Forums
sqlbackups through veeam not updating msdb tables
We have veeam backups happening everyday on a server where all sql databases are...
Testing whether TRY_CONVERT is losing precision
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need help with assigning a value to a variable
Hi I am trying to assign the value of the variable using the output...
Question of the Day
The Reindeer Count
How many reindeer does Santa have pulling his sleigh? (according to the famous song) Hint, the answers are not base 10.
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