Game Night at the PASS Summit

Games Night is back at the Summit, this time on Wednesday night in a large space for 200 people plus to enjoy some fun with friends and colleagues. This...

The Database Transaction

The PASS Data Community Summit First Timer Guide

The 2023 First-Timer guide to the PASS Data Community Summit is available from Edwin Sarmiento

Advice for 2023 PASS Data Community Summit Attendees

Edwin Sarmiento has a great First Timer Guide for the PASS Data Community Summit, which is updated for 2023. He’s been compiling this since 2016, and it’s worth reading....

Changing the PK - I

Does Management Care About the Database?

In the past, Steve hasn't often felt management considered databases to be important, but that is changing.

The Basics of Dynamic Data Masking - Step 1 of the Stairway to Dynamic Data Masking

Learn the basics of how Dynamic Data Masking can be used to obfuscate data in SQL Server 2016+.

Don't (Always) Be a Hero

When we need to be heroes in IT on a regular basis, that's a problem for Steve.

The Temporary Synonym

A New Word: Zielschmerz

zielschmerz – n.  the dread of pursuing a lifelong dream, which requires you to put your true abilities out there to be tested on the open savannah, no longer...