Cross-posted from a Goal Keeping DBA blog: Just recently, my oldest son entered the ranks of the teenagers. I shouldn’t actually...  Read more...

After seeing several cases in the past couple of months where I felt the basics of troubleshooting were violated, I...  Read more...

Unless James Bond is in the picture, security is usually not a sexy topic. However, we all lament the lack...  Read more...

Yesterday I talked about taking notes using Google Docs. It's a great way if you've got multiple systems (especially with...  Read more...

We often take the advice given to us on forums or in articles at face value. Even though the authors...  Read more...

Our home desktop was several years old and due for replacement. I still have my Dell laptop, and it's still more than...  Read more...

I'm reading SQL Server MVP John Magnabosco's new e-book, Protecting SQL Server Data, and he includes a database schema to...  Read more...