Monthly Archives: December 2017

Renaming a Column–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on December 11, 2017 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. One of the things I rarely do is rename objects. There are good reasons to do so, but often … Continue reading →

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Sharing Data

Posted on December 9, 2017 by way0utwest

One of the things that’s written into various computer laws is that unauthorized access of a computer system with another’s credentials is a crime. That’s been drilled into me at various organizations where no one was supposed to share any … Continue reading →

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SSMS Updates in 17.4

Posted on December 8, 2017 by way0utwest

SSMS 17.4 is out, and if you haven’t upgraded from SQL 204, 2012, 2008, etc., you should do so. You can run your bundled SSMS side by side with the new versions, but it seems that the 17x versions are … Continue reading →

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Singular or Plural

Posted on December 8, 2017 by way0utwest

There are all sorts of interesting debates that developers will have about programming. One of those I’ve written about in the past is Spaces v Tabs. There’s a lot of discussion about that one, and certainly no share of strong opinions. … Continue reading →

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