Register for Red Gate’s SQL in the City
Aunt Kathi. Grant Fritchey. Steve Jones. They’re part of five hours of training on SQL Server performance and DevOps with...
2017-12-08
482 reads
Brian Kelley
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Kalen Delaney’s Weekly Webinars
Anyone who has been working with SQL Server for any length of time should be aware of the name Kalen...
2017-12-07
350 reads
Webinar: Understanding SQL Injection and Its Consequences
On Thursday, December 14, at 3 PM Eastern, I will be giving a presentation on SQL injection. Registration is required...
2017-12-06
481 reads
Geek Sync Recording: Taking Control of Your SQL Server Sprawl
Back in July, I gave a webcast for Idera’s Geek Sync. They’ve published the recording. You can find it here:
Take...
2017-11-17
446 reads
Learning to Give Presentations Well (Part 1)
I’ve given technical presentations for years. I’ve also taught in churches and youth groups years before that. For me, speaking...
2017-11-17 (first published: 2017-11-06)
1,522 reads
Learning to Give Presentations Well (Part 2)
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In Part 1, I gave some advice from Toastmasters. We’ll return to the Toastmasters advice in Part 3....
2017-11-15
533 reads
Don’t “Test” Against Production
A few months ago, I was participating in a threat hunting exercise on the security side. The gentleman leading the...
2017-10-30 (first published: 2017-10-18)
2,070 reads
If You’re Stuck at Home for the PASS Summit
Conferences are a great place to network, to see new technologies or to see existing technologies being used in new...
2017-10-30
681 reads
Automating Everything with PowerShell – Getting Started #tsql2sday
I try to automate everything I can with PowerShell. Whether we’re talking SQL Server, WSUS, Active Directory, or any other...
2017-10-17
909 reads
Randomness in Security Configuration
We were deploying a new web service. Because of the nature of the service, we wanted it to listen on...
2017-08-24 (first published: 2017-08-14)
1,422 reads
Blogs
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
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Backing Up a DMK
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