Monthly Archives: February 2019

Versions of Stored Procedures

I never knew this, but stored procedures have versions. I was browsing the CREATE PROCEDURE doc page, and stumbled upon this item. In the beginning part of a stored procedure definition, after the name, there is a section that starts … Continue reading

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Complex Constrained Security

I was reading about Kerberos and authentication with SPNs recently. It’s a topic that seems to make sense and appears orderly, but when I’ve had issues with SPNs, it feels like voodoo and black magic sometimes might be needed to … Continue reading

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DR Planning

Data professionals know that protecting and ensuring our data is safe is one of our primary jobs. Many of us worry that if we were unable to recover a database, our job might be jeopardy, which makes sense. If we … Continue reading

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Learning for Feb

By the time you read this, I’ll have decided, but I just finished the first book and need to pick another. This post is more for me than anyone else, helping me to sit down and think for a minute. … Continue reading

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