PowerShell Nicolas Prigent in PowerShell Azure and Windows PowerShell: Using VM Extensions In the third part of his series, Nicolas Prigent describes how to run post-deployment configuration and automation tasks on Azure... 09 October 2018 10 min read
Data Privacy and Protection Robert Sheldon in Data Privacy and Protection HIPAA and Database Administration – Part 2 HIPAA was signed into law in the United States in 1996. In this article, Robert Sheldon discusses how the act... 09 October 2018 13 min read
Editorials Dean Mathews in Editorials Entrepreneurship Vs. Employment: Which Is the Best? Being an entrepreneur isn’t for everyone; by the same token, being an employee is not either. There are serious pros... 04 October 2018 3 min read
Books Grant Fritchey in Books SQL Server Execution Plans, Third Edition, by Grant Fritchey Every Database Administrator, developer, report writer, and anyone else who writes T-SQL to access SQL Server data, must understand how... 04 October 2018 2 min read
Database Administration Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman in Database Administration How to Linux for SQL Server DBAs — Part 2 SQL Server DBAs are typically quite familiar with security and best practices in Windows but may not understand how security... 26 September 2018 17 min read
.NET Diogo Souza in .NET Getting Started with CQRS – Part 1 CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) allows developers to segregate data modification from selecting data. In this first article of the... 26 September 2018 15 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Is Certification Worth It? I was recently asked if I thought getting a Microsoft certification was valuable. I see quite a few benefits. Certifications... 23 September 2018 3 min read
Software Delivery Afsana Atar in Software Delivery A Primer on Defect Management Defects in software can occur in any phase of the software creation process. The earlier and better they are managed,... 19 September 2018 21 min read
Data Privacy and Protection William Brewer in Data Privacy and Protection Fifty Different Ways to Enact Data Privacy Laws? Now that the GDPR has gone into effect, many are wondering what will happen in the United States. California is... 19 September 2018 13 min read
.NET Lance Talbert in .NET Introducing the Unity Job System Performance is important to video game players. If a game is slow, the player may experience unintended difficulties in timing,... 17 September 2018 15 min read
Data Privacy and Protection David Poole in Data Privacy and Protection Exhuming the GDPR Bodies Since the GDPR has gone into effect, the focus has often been on databases. There are many other ways that... 12 September 2018 20 min read
Data Privacy and Protection Rebecca Edwards in Data Privacy and Protection Questions About HIPAA That You Were Too Shy to Ask As a data professional or developer, you will likely have questions about how HIPAA impacts you and your day to... 04 September 2018 8 min read
PowerShell Robert Cain in PowerShell Advanced Testing of Your PowerShell Code with Pester Testing your PowerShell scripts is just as important as testing any code. In this article, Robert Cain demonstrates how to... 30 August 2018 19 min read
Editorials Kendra Little in Editorials Security, Compliance, Data Ethics, and Breaking the “Not My Job” Mindset Security, compliance, and data ethics are related concepts that everyone who works with software should know about, from the help... 30 August 2018 3 min read
Database Administration Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman in Database Administration How to Linux for SQL Server DBAs — Part 1 As running SQL Server on Linux becomes more common, DBAs must learn and become comfortable with the Linux OS. In... 29 August 2018 11 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Giving Back to the Tech Community Most of us haven’t learned everything we know about technology from books or classes. Instead, when things go wrong, a... 20 August 2018 3 min read
PowerShell Robert Cain in PowerShell Introduction to Testing Your PowerShell Code with Pester Everyone knows how important code testing is, and to be thorough, you must automate testing. This includes scripts such as... 16 August 2018 23 min read
Data Privacy and Protection Robert Sheldon in Data Privacy and Protection Introduction to HIPAA and SOX Despite the attention to data privacy and protection caused this year because of the GDPR, regulations governing how data is... 15 August 2018 12 min read
PowerShell Greg Moore in PowerShell Introduction to PowerShell with SQL Server Using Invoke-SQLCMD PowerShell is the preferred scripting tool used by Windows and Active Directory administrators. It can also be used to administer... 08 August 2018 10 min read
Data Privacy and Protection William Brewer in Data Privacy and Protection Information Security in Practice Along with the GDPR, regulations require that confidential data is protected and used properly. In this article, William Brewer discusses... 24 July 2018 13 min read
