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10 Hidden Advantages of Web-Based Applications Most Companies Don't Get

  Introduction   Most business executives understand the high-level advantages of web-based applications: they're accessible, scalable, and cost-effective. But lurking beneath the surface are ten hidden benefits that can have a very tangible impact on performance, user satisfaction, and long-term ROI.   As companies prioritize flexibility, speed, and security, overlooking these hidden strengths may mean missing out on smarter ways to grow and innovate. In this blog, we’ll explore 10 underrated benefits of web-based applications that today’s businesses should know about.   What Are Web-Based Applications?   A web application is a program executing within a browser and not on a device. Whereas static sites are exactly that — static — web apps are interactive and allow individuals to perform such actions as logging in, manipulating data, or collaborating in real-time.   They're served remotely from central servers, centrally maintained , and viewed on va...

The most dangerous command in SQL

Vijay is a SQL Server/Microsoft Data Platform professional with over 10 years of experience working in various fields such as financial, healthcare, and Manufacturing Domains. He has worked in various DB-related roles from database Modeler to database developer to Data Warehouse. The most dangerous command in SQL There’s one command, in particular, that has been effectively hidden since it was introduced pre-SQL Server 2000. I present to you  DBCC WRITEPAGE  – the most dangerous command you can use in SQL Server. Well, no danger of death  DBCC WRITEPAGE  allows you to alter any byte on any page in any database, as long as you have sysadmin privileges. It also allows you to completely circumvent the buffer pool, in other words, you can force page checksum failures. The purposes of  DBCC WRITEPAGE  are: To allow automated testing of  DBCC CHECKDB and repair by the SQL Server team. To engineer corruptions for demos and testing. To a...