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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