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Feb6

SQL SERVER – One Trick of Handling Dynamic SQL to Avoid SQL Injection Attack?

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

MySQL, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

SQL Server has so many things to learn and I always find it amazing. My conversations with customers often come up with security questions esp around SQL Injection. Many have claimed SQL Injection is a SQL Server problem. It takes quite some time for me to let them know there is nothing about SQL Server and SQL Injection. SQL Injection is an outcome of wrong coding practices. One of the recommendations I give is about not using Dynamic SQL. There might be some situations where you can’t avoid it. My only advice would be, avoid if possible. In this blog, I would demonstrate a SQL Injection problem due to dynamic SQL and a possible solution you can have.

Feb5

SQL SERVER – Invoking a Stored Procedure from Azure Mobile Services – Notes from the Field #066

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Notes from the Field, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

[Note from Pinal]: This is a 66th episode of Notes from the Field series. Azure Mobile Services is a very critical aspect and not many people know about it. When I read this article, I find it humorous at points and some of the examples also reminded me of my past experience. If you are in data security, you will have a great time reading these notes, but if you are not, you will still love it.

Feb4

SQL SERVER – How to fix the SQL Server Error 8657 or 8658?

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages

It is sometimes very difficult to troubleshoot error which are relating to memory. In a recent query from one of my customer DBA, he sent me an error message which read like the ones below: Error: 8657, Severity: 17, Could not get the memory grant of %I64d KB because it…

Feb3

SQL SERVER – Script – When/Who did Auto Grow for the Database?

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

What happens when you try to copy a large file from different hard disks? The operating system tries to see if the destination location has enough space available for the copy to be successful. If we don’t have enough space, then it is second to human nature to make space…

Feb2

SQL SERVER – How Can Deadlock Happen on Same Table?

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Interesting TRUE Story As part of learning I get inspiration from the activities we do daily and see how it can be mapped to SQL Server. This in a way many say is an obsession for the subject I love – SQL Server. But I think it is part of…

Feb1

Interview Question of the Week #005 – List All the Tables with Name Containing Specific String

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

The other day, I received an email from a blog reader. When he appeared for an interview, he was asked to retrieve all the tables where the name of the table contained the words ‘tbls_’. This was a very interesting scenario. As the organization had earlier adopted a specific naming…

Jan31

SQL SERVER – 8 Performance Related Articles on Logical Reads

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Confio

Earlier this year, I have written few articles which are related to SQL Server Performance and they are published on site of Logical Reads. Here are my personal favorite 8 various articles on the subject of SQL Server Performance. I have really enjoyed writing them and I am very confident…

Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).

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