OFF-TOPIC: Surviving, Missing Folks, Glad I'm Home
I certainly wish circumstances were different and I would have been able to attend the PASS Summit this week. I...
2009-11-06
732 reads
Brian Kelley
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Not Attending/Presenting at SQL Connections
Given everything that has happened in the last couple of weeks, this is not surprising to those who have kept...
2009-10-31
1,379 reads
OFF-TOPIC: God is Still Good, Even as We Mourn
Kimberly and I went to the high risk doctor's office this morning for the ultrasound. Unfortunately, they realized very quickly...
2009-10-30
1,918 reads
OFF-TOPIC: More about the pregnancy
Quite a few folks have commented about my previous post about missing the PASS Summit, whether publicly or in private....
2009-10-29
890 reads
SQL University: Multiple Paths and Ownership Chaining
Welcome back to our last class this term on security in SQL Server here at SQL University. According to the syllabus,...
2009-10-29
2,671 reads
SQL University: Diving into Authorization
It's good to see all your bright and chipper faces here at SQL University. Hopefully you've digest Monday's lesson on...
2009-10-27
6,140 reads
SQL University: Authentication and Authorization
Welcome back to class, folks, here at SQL University. This week we're going to take a look at the basics...
2009-10-25
10,870 reads
Another Year, Another Missed PASS Summit
This year I was really looking forward to going to the PASS Summit. It's worth every penny in the knowledge you'll...
2009-10-23
1,666 reads
Habits and Activities for De-Stressing
I was chatting on FaceBook today with a guy from my church who is learning to be a network engineer. He's...
2009-10-22
925 reads
Enabling the Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) in SQL Server Express
SQL Server Express has the same code base as the rest of the versions of SQL Server, but there are some differences in how to set it up and configure various tasks. MVP Brian Kelley shows us how to enable the Dedicated Administrator Connection.
2009-10-21
5,952 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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