A Different Type of Currency
Recently, a member of the community lamented that folks weren’t willing to provide an email address for free training. This...
2016-06-09
451 reads
Brian Kelley
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Sights that just scream, “No!”
I’m at a conference, specifically a security conference. So I looked at the available WiFi connections. Among the conference and hotel specific...
2016-06-07
455 reads
Slides from 2016 Techno Security & Mobile Forensics Conference
I’ve completed both of my presentations at the 2016 Techno Security and Forensics Investigation Conference (#technosecurity). If you were able...
2016-06-07
524 reads
Congrats to MSSQLTips on 10 Years!
MSSQLTips has posted about their 10 years as a resource to the SQL Server community. It’s where I do the...
2016-06-06
561 reads
Stored Procedures and SQL Injection
Why do stored procedures help with security? In this piece, MVP Brian Kelley explains why SQL Injection and information gathering are hampered with stored procedures.
2015-06-12 (first published: 2013-02-18)
21,041 reads
On Software and OS Lifecycle Management
An Important Rule:
If you’re trying to convince someone to your viewpoint, insulting them generally doesn’t work. If it does anything,...
2015-04-30 (first published: 2015-04-17)
5,138 reads
On Automation
I’m a big fan of automation. I’ve been in IT for 27 years now. One unchanging rule during that time...
2015-04-20 (first published: 2015-04-09)
5,072 reads
On Software and OS Lifecycle Management
An Important Rule:
If you’re trying to convince someone to your viewpoint, insulting them generally doesn’t work. If it does anything,...
2015-04-17
303 reads
Trust No One Implicitly
At the Charlotte BI Group meeting last night, one of the questions I was asked after I gave my talk...
2015-04-16 (first published: 2015-04-08)
5,457 reads
On PowerShell
I use PowerShell a lot and I write about using it to solve problems quite frequently. The fact that I...
2015-04-10
678 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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