System Base Tables

On January 19th, I published a post about the Dedicated Administrator Connection.  I spoke very briefly of the system base tables in that article.  Today, I want to dive...

Slammer, Alive…Barely

By now you must have heard of the SQL Slammer worm.  It was quite an infectious little nuisance.  The harm it caused came largely due to unpatched, unprotected SQL...

S3OLV February 2012

Do you recognize this person?

 
If you are from the Colorado Springs area, you probably do.  This is:
 
 
 

Troy Ketsdever (twitter)
Troy will...

S3OLV February 2012

Do you recognize this person?   If you are from the Colorado Springs area, you probably do.  This is:       Troy Ketsdever (twitter) Troy will be presenting...

S3OLV – Jan 2012 Meeting Recap

Last week (Jan 12, 2012), we held the user group meeting for the SQL Server Society of Las Vegas (a.k.a...

S3OLV – Jan 2012 Meeting Recap

Last week (Jan 12, 2012), we held the user group meeting for the SQL Server Society of Las Vegas (a.k.a S3OLV or SSSOLV). Presenting at that meeting was Josh...

Dedicated Administrator Connection

Recently you may have read my article about some hidden functions in SQL Server.  In that article you learned that...

Dedicated Administrator Connection

Recently you may have read my article about some hidden functions in SQL Server.  In that article you learned that those functions were in some DMOs and that you...

Blackout

What more can I say.  I disagree with the kind of legislation that is being presented via SOPA and PIPA.
In...

Blackout

What more can I say.  I disagree with the kind of legislation that is being presented via SOPA and PIPA. In support of the community, my site will be...