Presentation Materials “A Function is a Function”
Here are the presentation materials for today’s Pragmatic Works Training on the T’s session A Functions Is A Function – Comparison of...
2013-02-28
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Blog Posts
SQL BLOG: Using Triggers for creating history tables in SQL Server
Case Study:1) We need to track the employee table in terms of new records inserted along with the datetime stamp
2) ...
2013-02-28
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A Learning Experiment at SQL Saturday #187– Richmond
In a little over a week, SQL Saturday #187 takes place in Richmond, VA. I’m looking forward to going back...
2013-02-27 (first published: 2013-02-25)
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Attaching an MDF with no Log (AdventureWorks)
Attaching an MDF file without an LDF file can be a little tricky. I had to go through this recently...
2013-02-27
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Finding SQL Server Installs Using Powershell
Old Dog, New Tricks
I’ve been writing tools for SQL Server for a lot of years. Some of these tools were...
2013-02-27
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It Is Your Fault
I earned my nickname. I’m proud of it. I am the Scary DBA. I don’t really like to advertise my...
2013-02-27
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Optimizing Protected Indexes (was Indexing Encrypted Data)
Why bother encrypting?
Riddle me this batman? Why bother to Encrypt?
As a SQL Server DBA I am primarily responsible for making...
2013-02-27
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Setting up an Internal Friendly URL
Note: This solution is not necessarily the best or most efficient solution in all cases. It is, however, very simple...
2013-02-27
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Thanks to my session attendees
To all of the wonderful attendees to both the VMware Partner Exchange SQL Server on VMware VBCA boot camp on...
2013-02-27
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We’re Live on the PowerScripting Podcast! (Thursday night, 02-28)
Your MidnightDBAs
Unusually, Sean and I will be guests on someone else’s podcast this week! Tune in live to our PowerScripting...
2013-02-27
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Blogs
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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