Getting Excited: SQLBits is Coming!
Other than changing planes once at Heathrow Airport, I've never been to England, so I'm getting really excited about traveling...
2011-09-19
852 reads
Allen White
- Interests: Running, Theatre, Flying, SQL Server
Check the Default Database Setting for your Admin Accounts
Last weekend, as I was waiting for the start of the performance of the Cleveland Orchestra at its summer outdoor...
2011-08-31
1,773 reads
[Speaking] Lots of Speaking Engagements in September and October
As Adam Machanic said, Fall is the busy season for speaking, and it will be for me. Here's a brief...
2011-08-22
754 reads
Pull Performance Data from Perfmon Logs with PowerShell
For the last year and a half or so I've been presenting a session on how to gather perfmon data...
2011-08-21
2,132 reads
[OT] On Community
Last fall, and winter, and spring I was part of the PASS Election Review Committee. It was interesting, sometimes fun,...
2011-08-11
612 reads
[Speaking] Presenting at AITP Region 18 IT Con
The IT Con event this Saturday, June 18, is an event similar to SQL Saturday. It has three tracks, an...
2011-06-16
758 reads
Use PowerShell to Add a Login to a Database Role in all Databases
Mark Freeman (@m60freeman) posted a question on Twitter using the #sqlhelp hashtag today, asking "Does anyone have a script to...
2011-06-03
5,313 reads
What Encryption Algorithms Are You Using?
Security is an important consideration when designing a database application. Who can get access to what data? How much damage...
2011-05-31
2,091 reads
Endpoints Need Privileges Too
Yesterday I delivered a session for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter on Service Broker. In preparing for the session I...
2011-05-26
1,261 reads
Monitor your SQL Server Agent Proxies Using PowerShell
Over time it's easy to lose track of the things you set up to get work done. As a consultant,...
2011-05-25
1,144 reads
Blogs
Daily Coping 3 Oct 2022
By Steve Jones
Today’s coping tip is to write down three things you appreciate about yourself. I...
Scary Scalar Functions - Part Four: Your Environment
By Zikato
Scary Scalar Functions series overview Part One: Parallelism Part Two: Performance Part Three: The Cure Part Four: Your...
Being a script magpie
Last month (I ran just a little bit late writing this, it was meant...
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Migration of simple SPs from 120 to 150 COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL issue.
Migration of simple SPs from 120 to 150 COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL issue. Execution time for the...
Referencing a SQLCMD variable in a Post Deployment script using SqlPackage
Ive got a Database project running in JetBrains Rider. The project publishes a DACPAC...
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