Here’s an argument for taking math classes, whether you are male or female. It really will help you with your future jobs. And yes, I laughed at that one too...
Welcome back to SQL Saturday blog days. There are a lot of blogs about T-SQL and SSIS and other specific SQL Server issues, but so very few blogs (if any)...
It’s easy to get confused about schema in SQL Server, especially when veteran DBAs use the term in seemingly contradictory circumstances. As of SQL Server 2005, schema has gained multiple...
Unless you’re new to database administration / development, you’ve probably heard of SQL Injection. A devious-minded meanie with T-SQL skills deliberately types a bit of code into someone’s website or...
I’m starting off my SQL Saturday blog with the basics because I learn better when I write down the information for myself. Today’s post is as much for me as...
A database administrator’s most important mission is “protect the data.” It is a mantra we live, breathe, and get pounded into our head by teachers, mentors, and white papers. Every...
I just learned an interesting fact about SQL 2k8 SSIS script tasks this morning. Generally, I don’t use Script Tasks because I can accomplish with other tasks what most of our devs do...
Modern society is so obsessed with perfection, that we find it difficult to forgive mistakes. I'm not talking about crimes here. I'm talking about honest to goodness mistakes. Leaving the...
Last year, I made lots of friends at the Nebula Awards. This year too. Getting together to just hang around in a no pressure atmosphere, talk about our pets, our favorite...
Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.
