2014-03-31
1,565 reads
Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
One of the biggest mistakes we can make when troubleshooting is to confuse the necessary responsibility of observing activity that...
2014-02-11
1,501 reads
Why no discussion of MarkLogic / NoSQL security in light of Obamacare security fiasco?
We are awaiting Polar Vortex 2 in New England and are set to have more snow dumped on us starting...
2014-01-21
1,075 reads
Best advice I ever got on negotiating consulting rates and salary negotiations
Back when I was getting ready to take the plunge and begin consulting I sought advice from a friend who...
2014-01-20
787 reads
sometimes, you have to piss people off
Just a quick note today on being effective.
For better or for worse, I was raised by parents who had me...
2014-01-16
666 reads
2013-12-24
580 reads
Microsoft, can you please elaborate (Caution about CredSSP)?
Microsoft publishes the following caution about enabling the CredSSP Windows Group Policy:
Caution: Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) authentication, in which...
2013-12-04
905 reads
JFK
“There is little value in ensuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And...
2013-11-21
630 reads
hacked
ugggh.
My Drupal site in AWS EC2 was hijacked and is being used by the hijackers to do port scans.
Who said...
2013-11-06
603 reads
If you buy a Hyundai, don't expect BMW results
This sort of ties in to my last post on denying reality.
Managing expectations is the most important thing to success...
2013-10-11
695 reads
Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
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I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
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SSRS shared dataset parameters not showing in expression builder
I am creating shared datasets that our executive staff can use for creating reports...
SSRS shared dataset parameters not showing in expression builder
I am creating shared datasets that our executive staff can use for creating reports...
Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers