In the last year I have seen far too much ransomware. I have seen some people lose their databases with no way of getting them back, and I have seen others who have been able to get everything. Some have paid the ransom, and some have not. Even some who have paid the ransom did not got their data back. …

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This is an interesting question. Some employers that I have worked for have encouraged continuing education, and becoming more skilled in certain areas, and other companies almost discourage that because that would get in the way of work. That would be the short sighted versus long sighted approach. Some environments want brilliant, experienced people and others want a warm body …

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When teaching people about how to use SQL Server Execution Plans, one thing that is commonly overlooked is the size of the arrows between different operators in the plan.  How fat the arrow is, is an indication of how many rows are being moved from one operator to the next.  Larger arrows move more data (rows), and narrow arrows move …

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With the recent release of the short free SQL ransomware awareness class, and the upcoming release of our backup and recovery class, some clients have asked, “why are you creating these classes?” Stedman SQL School I Love it: The first answer is that in the work I do, my favorite thing is to teach what I know. I have always …

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Every role that I have been in has had different challenges over time. Sometimes the challenge is a technical one that relates to scalability, or some specific technical topics. Other times the challenge may be an employee, subordinate, co-worker or your supervisor. You might have issues with time, resources or your work environment. I worked in one position for several …

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