T-SQL Tuesday #58 - Passwords
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic is passwords. I’m neither a DBA nor server/system admin, so the only passwords I get to manage are my own. But there’s still lots to...
2014-09-09
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday #58 – Security Phrases
Today is once again TSQL Tuesday. This month the event and topic are being hosted by Sebastian Meine (blog | twitter). You can read all about the topic this...
2014-09-09
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Untested
The 2014 Apple keynote was today, with the announcement of the iPhone 6 and iWatch taking center stage. I was...
2014-09-09
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Better Presentations–Fonts
This is part of a series of tips for speakers to make your presentations better.
Please, please, please, learn how to set...
2014-09-08
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How to Start SQL Server in Single User Mode ?
Sometime, We caught in a situation where we need to run SQL server in single user mode. Issues like Master...
2014-09-08 (first published: 2014-09-04)
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I'm Speaking at SQL Saturday 300 - Kansas City and a Few Questions About SQL Saturdays!
This is just a short update. I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Kansas City! I really hope to see...
2014-09-08
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Left or Right?
No, this is not about politics. It’s about your WHERE clause… and your JOIN criteria… and your HAVING clause. It’s about a...
2014-09-08 (first published: 2014-09-03)
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SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 41
Ah, an interesting week for registrations. We’ve jumped to 426 registered, making my goal of 500 doable. The jump is...
2014-09-08
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The BBQ Crawl at SQL Saturday #300
This weekend is SQL Saturday #300 in Kansas City. I’ll be traveling Friday for the event, hoping to arrive in...
2014-09-08
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Tip: RECOVERY_PENDING is not the same as RECOVERING
I’ve seen this mistake more than once, from DBAs with a middling to fair amount of experience. So it bears repeating....
2014-09-08
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Blogs
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