SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC - Recommended Hotels
If you're thinking about attending SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC and need a hotel room, our crew has done the...
2010-09-06
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SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC Schedule Posted
The sessions have been selected and we have posted the schedule for SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC. A huge thank...
2010-09-06
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Thoughts about the PASS BoD Nomination Process
I know I was one of the more vocal ones these past two years when the set of nominees were...
2010-09-06
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of September 6, 2010
Tuesday
PASS Performance Virtual Chapter - Introduction to SQL Server Statistics - Andy Warren
Wednesday
Idera - Building a Data Mart with Integration Services - Stacia Misner
SQL...
2010-09-03
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Re-learning how to think
Cross-posted from The Goal Keeping DBA:
Re-learning how to think is always a difficult process. My oldest son is starting the...
2010-09-03
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Restricting SecurityAdmin on SQL Server 2005/2008
Members of the securityadmin role can escalate to sysadmin rights. Here's how to restrict them back to 2000 levels.
2010-09-02
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For SQL Server 2005/2008, Consider SecurityAdmin = SysAdmin
Note: Republishing because the article covering the issue and a workaround has been published here on SSC.
In a recent thread...
2010-09-01
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SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia - Call for Speakers Ending
This is a reminder for those who might be considering submitting a session but haven't yet. The call for speakers...
2010-08-31
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of August 30, 2010
The only scheduled event among the sources I have listed is the one for SQL Lunch, so it looks to...
2010-08-27
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Security Auditing Matching Up Logins And Users
I have been tasked with auditing security on my SQL Server. However, this needs to be a somewhat automated process as I don't want to have to rely on taking screenshots every month to satisfy our auditors. What tables and/or views should I be using and what's the best way to extract the information out of them?
2010-08-25
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The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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