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Episode 286: 286: SQL Smart with Nancy Sheleheda
Show notes
Nancy Sheleheda, Senior Director of Application Development at PCT, joined Brittany to discuss why it is important to learn SQL, to engage in a debate on differences between a developer and a DBA and introduce some great resources to leveling up on SQL.
Links for this episode:
- SQL Server Row Level Security
- SQL Server Central Beginning T-SQL Stairway
- SQL PASS local and virtual groups
- Itzik Ben-Gan’s T-SQL Fundamentals Third Edition
- SQL Saturdays
- Brent Ozar's Site
- Brent Ozar | Fundamentals of Database Administration
- Brent Ozar | DBA Training Plan
- RBAR: ‘Row By Agonizing Row’
- Nancy Sheleheda on Twitter (@pbjnancy)
- Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael Springer
- Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod
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