Find your Enabled SQL Server Network Protocols Using PowerShell
Another quick check I like to do when in 'discovery mode' on a client system is to see what network...
2011-05-21
2,055 reads
Allen White
- Interests: Running, Theatre, Flying, SQL Server
Quickly Find Your DDL Triggers with PowerShell
As a consultant I spend much of the first day or two at a client site discovering everything I can...
2011-05-20
1,311 reads
Change SQL Servers Authentication Mode with PowerShell
Lately I've been working on scripts to check and set security and configuration settings for SQL Server using PowerShell. One...
2011-05-19
5,778 reads
PASS Summit Session Selection is Open
This year the Program Committee decided to open up the selection process to the community. I'm anxious to see how...
2011-05-11
848 reads
Don't Do This
In working on applications at client sites you tend to come across code that makes you think "what were they...
2010-06-25
904 reads
PowerShell Script to Remove Old Backups
A Twitter user asked for a script to remove old backups, and I had one I built back in February,...
2010-06-24
1,123 reads
Lots of Speaking Engagements Coming Up
SQL Saturday - Columbus, OH, June 26, 2010 I'll be presenting two sessions this Saturday (June 26, 2010) in Columbus, OH...
2010-06-23
624 reads
TechEd 2010 Followup
Last week I presented a couple of sessions at Tech Ed NA in New Orleans. It was a great experience,...
2010-06-13
733 reads
Service Broker Solutions - Don't Forget the Basics
After finally getting a Service Broker solution implemented successfully, I'm really impressed with the technology, and frustrated how difficult it...
2010-04-03
896 reads
Document, Document, Document
A while back I blogged about using Checklists , but there's another task you want to incorporate into your workflow - documentation....
2010-03-13
1,202 reads
Blogs
Why is shrinking IT budgets a good thing?
Each year around this time, companies enter the familiar ritual of budgeting. For many,...
Reverse Engineering a Physical Model Diagram
By Steve Jones
I recently wrote about a logical diagram with Redgate Data Modeler. That was interesting,...
Prepping for Certification, Part 3 of ?
By Brian Kelley
After I have understood the details for a certification test (part 1), including format...
Forums
Best analysis approach to reduce data type length in multiple tables
Hello SSC, I hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday season! I...
Do you separate data/log files and TempDB files on different disks using AWS EC2
Hello, I am receiving multiple direction on deploying SQL Servers in AWS EC2. ...
Service account being in local admin in AWS EC2 environment?
Hello, I am working with a company on their database administration. I am trying...
Question of the Day
A New Operator
In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?
SELECT '1' || '0'See possible answers