Amazing SQL Saturday #197 in Omaha

Today I had the privilege of working with a great bunch of folks to help coordinate and host Omaha’s second...

Multiple ALTER DATABASE SET options

TweetG’day,
Did you know that you can actually combine multiple SET operations into a single ALTER DATABASE statement.
It’s true, you can!
Mostly...

SQL Saturday 203 Boston, Deck and Demos Live!

Hello Dear Reader!

A quick note I'm presenting today at 1:30 pm for SQL Saturday Boston #203.

I'll be giving my...

Don't Alienate Your Customer

This should go without saying, because most of us have been on the receiving end of poor customer support. However,...

Remembering Alan Weber, @Aauugold

We lost someone this week. We lost a fellow SQL-ite, a Twitterer, a DBAs@Midnight chatroom live chatter. We lost someone...

Security: People Are the Weakest Link

There was an interesting conversation on Twitter today about security awareness and why the training so often fails. From my perspective, here's...

The Great Laptop Search of 2013

It’s time for a new laptop. I don’t think it’s time, as I love the Macbook Air I bought a...

Use delegated session configuration in Powershell 3.0

Powershell 3.0 has many new feature, and they are useful in some circumstance.

let's say User A log in server A,...

Weekly Links – 05/04/2013

I’m starting a new tradition:
Before each weekend, I will post links to the best SQL Server stuff i’ve read, heard...

Ask the Expert Panel: NJ Special Event

Ever wanted to know all there is to know about SQL Server, and afraid to ask?  Have questions about how...