Encrypt usernames and passwords stored in files
I was looking at a product recently and came across a rather unpleasant surprise: the install instructions specified that I...
2014-04-02
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Blog Posts
Grant View Server State
There are lots of Dynamic Management Objects (DMO’s, more commonly referred to generically as DMV’s) that require extra permissions. Without...
2014-04-02 (first published: 2014-03-25)
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PASS Election Season Begins
Saw the announcement in the Connector today that the process of selecting the Nominating Committee (which vets applications for the...
2014-04-02
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PowerShell GUI Tool – Network Ping – Version 2
The first version of the tool was developed by Amandhally and it can be found in the below path. Thanks...
2014-04-02
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PowerShell GUI Tool – Network Ping – Version 2
The first version of the tool was developed by Amandhally and it can be found in the below path. Thanks...
2014-04-02
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Received MVP Award for SQL Server // Ausgezeichnet mit dem MVP-Award
Ausgezeichnet mit dem MVP-Award für SQL Server
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Gestern, am 1. April 2014 erhielt ich die frohe Botschaft: Für meine Beiträge zur...
2014-04-02
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Three Days to the first Nevada SQL Saturday
It’s three days to the first SQL Saturday in Nevada, taking place this Saturday in Las Vegas. I’m looking forward...
2014-04-02
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VMware vExpert 2014
Today VMware released the list of 754 people who are the proud recipients of the coveted vExpert award for 2014....
2014-04-02
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AlwaysOn Availability Groups Setting
Many of us are planning to move to SQL Server 2012 in the coming year, and one of the feature...
2014-04-01
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Goodbye SQL Server, Hello FileMaker…
The last weeks were very time consuming for me, because I had to make a very tough decision: staying independent...
2014-04-01
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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