Las Vegas February 2013 UG
I know it is right in the middle of TSQL2SDAY when this post is to go live. If you don’t...
2013-02-12
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Blog Posts
New Year Aspirations – Gina Walters – User Groups
Thanks for agreeing to do this Gina; from your emails things do sound quite frantic at the moment so I...
2013-02-12
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Restore SSP || Create SSP with Backup|| Create SSP with Full customization again
Friends, Life is not easy and every time we cannot create a fresh/new server, environment or a new configuration. What...
2013-02-12
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SELECT TOP 5 PERCENT WITH TIES
LinkedIn sent me an email on Monday that said my profile was in the top 5% of viewed profiles in...
2013-02-12
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Some Thoughts About Sponsors at SQLSaturday
I think it was because I had just received an email about sponsoring a SQLSaturday that had me thinking about...
2013-02-12
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SSIS training for a cause
On Thursday March 14th (PI Day) in Duluth GA, Audrey Hammonds and Julie Smith will put on a spectacular SSIS training...
2013-02-12
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T-SQL Tuesday – Powershell and Perfmon Results – #TSQL2sDay
This month, Wayne Sheffield (Blog | @DBAWayne) is running T-SQL Tuesday on PowerShell. T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blogging event where a number...
2013-02-12
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T-SQL Tuesday - Use Powershell to Restore a Database on a Different Server
T-SQL Tuesday - This month's party is hosted by Wayne Sheffield (blog|twitter), and the topic is about Powershell and how to use...
2013-02-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #39 - Here's what my PoSH is cooking
My first official entry for T-SQL Tuesday (my first was a guest post hosted by Kendal Van Dyke (blog|twitter), so I’m not really counting it) is brought to you...
2013-02-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #39 – PowerShell
This month the invitation is from Wayne Sheffield, asking if you have a PowerShell story for everyone. That’s fitting since...
2013-02-12
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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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Backing Up a DMK
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