Prepared statements: be careful when given “THE” solution for all of your development practices
I’m not sure about how to title this OR how to avoid the term “it depends” but I also don’t feel that “it depends” is
I’m not sure about how to title this OR how to avoid the term “it depends” but I also don’t feel that “it depends” is
[NOTE: Update 12 Nov 2014. The most recent bug (KB article KB2965069) is THANKFULLY very unlikely for most environments (mentioned below). As a result, I’m glad
OK, I've had a bit of a tangent going on optimizing stored procedures and its all revolved around adhoc plan caching and potentially wasted cache
I started this series with the post titled: Little Bobby Tables, SQL Injection and EXECUTE AS. I then moved to discussing some of the differences
In my last post: Little Bobby Tables, SQL Injection and EXECUTE AS, I wanted to highlight how to avoid SQL Injection when using EXEC. A few
OK, I know many of you have seen this before (an oldie, but a goodie!): (image from xkcd.com, with “copy and share” license described here: License)
I've always been concerned with security and I've always stressed the importance of auditing the REAL user context not just the current user (see this
DDL Triggers were a new feature of SQL Server 2005 and while seemingly simple, they are very powerful. DDL Triggers allow you to trap an
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