Security Questions: Granting Access with Jobs
As I mentioned in the introductory post, during the Introduction to SQL Server Security session for Pragmatic Work’sTraining on the T’s, I...
2013-07-22
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Blog Posts
SQL Server – Get values as DATETIME from sysjobhistory
This is a follow-up post on SQL Server – Check SQL Agent Job History using T-SQL.
SQL Server Agent stores SQL jobs...
2013-07-22
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Upscale Bowling
I don’t bowl often, maybe once a year at best. It’s a fun way to spend a couple hours – I...
2013-07-22
710 reads
SQL Saturday Orlando – My First Presentation!!!
I’ve submitted presentations before to CodeCamp and SQL Saturdays before, but have never been selected to present due to terrible...
2013-07-21
296 reads
SQL 2012 SSIS Catalog Permissions
With the introduction of the SQL 2012 SSIS Catalog there has been the question of what permissions are available and...
2013-07-20
1,110 reads
Audio and slides are up for my webinar on SQL Server encryption
The webinar audio and slides/demo scripts are up for the presentation I did for the PASS Security virtual chapter.
PASS Security...
2013-07-19
760 reads
Best SQL Server Podcast and Video Sites (Hangout)
My friend Boris Hristov (Blog | Twitter) continues his Google Hangouts initiative, and this week he invited me to talk about...
2013-07-19
3,215 reads
Energy news that caught my eye
I’ve been a big fan of nuclear energy ever since I worked at a power plant. Before that I was...
2013-07-19
999 reads
More on Finding Bad Links On Your Blog
Yesterday I mentioned using the Google Webmaster Tools to identify some bad URL’s here on the blog. I decided to...
2013-07-19
639 reads
Security Cameras in the Neighborhood
I live in a pleasant, calm, middle class neighborhood. Not much crime here, at most the rare break-in or vandalism,...
2013-07-19
729 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
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