Speaking at Midlands PASS Chapter tonight
The Midlands PASS Chapter is an official PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) chapter located in Columbia, SC. It’s free...
2014-03-13
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Brian Kelley
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A summary of the SQL Server security #datachat is live
Recently I posted about participating in a #datachat about SQL Server security. As it turned out, we didn’t talk about...
2014-03-12
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Auditing VMware vCenter Actions (on SQL Server)
When you’ve got a SIEM appliance or application, you want actions and events going into it as a central repository....
2014-03-07
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The weakest link in database security
The weakest link in database security is the same as for most all IT security: people.
Because the weakest link is...
2014-03-06
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Security #Datachat on Twitter Tonight
Tonight, at 9 PM Eastern, I’ll be participating in a #datachat on SQL Server security. It’s sponsored by Confio (now...
2014-02-27
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Presenting on Top SQL Server Vulnerabilities
On February 19th, 2014, I’ll be giving a webinar from 3-4 PM Eastern on the Top SQL Server Vulnerabilities. You...
2014-02-18 (first published: 2014-02-12)
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#TSQL2sDay – Data marts across a shaky WAN link
It sounded good in principle, especially given the requirements and the limitations:
We needed our various sites to be able to...
2014-02-11
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Presenting on Security at Midlands PASS
On Thursday, February 13, 2014, I’ll be at Midlands PASS in Columbia, SC. We’ll be meeting from 5:30 PM to...
2014-02-10
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Being a Better IT Pro - Grammar
In my IT career, one of the things I have found that sets me apart is my ability to write....
2014-01-22 (first published: 2013-12-23)
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Free Online SQL Server Training for the Week of January 12, 2013
If you’re a training provider and I’ve missed you, please drop me a line at brian {dot} kelley {at} sqlpass...
2014-01-09
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Blogs
From SQL Saturday to Day of Data
By ReviewMyDB
A behind-the-scenes look at Day of Data Jacksonville 2026, the transition from SQL Saturday,...
PostgreSQL 18 Finally Makes BUFFERS the Default. Here Is Why That Matters
You run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on a slow query, stare at the plan, and something...
A New Word: La Guadière
By Steve Jones
la guadière – n. a glint of goodness you notice in something that you...
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BCA KCU WISMA ASIA | Tlp/Wa:0817866887
Tlp/Wa_Cs:0817-866-887. Wisma Asia, Jl. Letjen S. Parman No.Kav. 79, RT.4/RW.9, Kota Bambu Sel., Kec....
non ascii columns in a utf-8 .txt file
hi, we couldnt get our upstream data source developers to supply what is sometimes...
PolyBase Trace Flags
Are there any good articles on all the trace flags that are enabled on...
Question of the Day
Running SQLCMD I
I run the SQLCMD utility as follows:
lcmd -S localhost -EI then type this (the 1> is the prompt):
1> select @@version goIf I hit enter, what happens? See possible answers