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Archives: November 2006
Data Dude
I went to an abbreviated version of the Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals launch this morning. The reason for the shorter than usual launch is because freezing rain began falling mid-morning making roads treacherous. They thought we would appreciate getting out of there early. St. Louis has… Read more
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Posted in Advice from Aunt Kathi on 30 November 2006
Microsoft Network Monitor 3.0 Released
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 29 November 2006
ApexSQL SQL Server VIP/MVP Offer
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 29 November 2006
Measuring pi by throwing frozen hot dogs?
How to Calculate Pi by Throwing Frozen Hot Dogs
And the first thing that came to mind was, "Would this work?" As an adult and a father of three small children, my thought should have been,…
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 29 November 2006
SSMS and scripting
I've heard a lot of complaints about SQL Server Management Studio concerning slowness and some of the things, like scripting out objects into individual files, that are missing. I have been using it to manage my SQL Server 2000 and 2005 servers for several months and have gotten used to… Read more
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Posted in Advice from Aunt Kathi on 28 November 2006
Default schema
Sadly, I haven't had much experience yet with SQL Server 2005 except for Reporting Services and SSIS. The majority of my databases are for third-party
applications that are not yet certified for SQL Server 2005 or require an upgrade so I'll be running 2000 for quite awhile at work.
This… Read more
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Posted in Advice from Aunt Kathi on 27 November 2006
SysInternals now on Microsoft TechNet
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 27 November 2006
NGSSoftware compares Oracle and SQL Server security
NGSSoftware Whitepaper: Which database is more secure? Oracle vs. Microsoft?
Noted security research David Litchfield did a comparison of reported security vulnerabilities in both database platforms. He excluded…
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 25 November 2006
SSC bought out by Red Gate... Now what?
Though the timing came as a…
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Posted in Tim Mitchell on 23 November 2006
Teaching Children to Program
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 21 November 2006
Back from PASS
While at PASS, I created a thread in the forums: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/shwmessage.aspx?forumid=61&messageid=322277 . It was an incredible week. I look forward to implementing many of the things I learned about.
Attending the Summit as a volunteer is a totally different experience. You meet someone like Bill Graziano from working on a… Read more
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Posted in Advice from Aunt Kathi on 20 November 2006
Mixed Feelings about the SQL Server Central Sale to Red Gate
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 20 November 2006
PASS Summit 2006
This has been a strange conference for me with a…
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Posted in The Voice of the DBA on 17 November 2006
Slacking
Except this week. A few others…
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Posted in The Voice of the DBA on 11 November 2006
SQL Server 2005 SP2 CTP Available for Download
There appear to be some changes on the database engine side that may raise a few eyebrows:
- SP2 Maintenance Plans cannot be read by earlier versions of the…
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 8 November 2006
Chess
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Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 2 November 2006