Rules of Holes #4: Do You Have the BIG Picture?
Some folks decry the concept of being in a 'Hole'. For them, there is no such thing as 'Technical Debt', no such thing as maintaining weak and wobbly legacy...
2012-11-16
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Blog Posts
Rules of Holes #4: Do You Have the BIG Picture?
Some folks decry the concept of being in a 'Hole'. For them, there is no such thing as 'Technical Debt', no such thing as maintaining weak and wobbly legacy...
2012-11-16
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Rules of Holes #4: Do You Have the BIG Picture?
Some folks decry the concept of being in a 'Hole'. For them, there is no such thing as 'Technical Debt',...
2012-11-16
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #173 in Washington DC
I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #173 in Washington DC at the Microsoft MTC in Chevy Chase, MD, to speak on...
2012-11-16
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SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (Nov 2012)
Here is the November 2012 version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
2012-11-16
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SSMS 2012 || Connect to Server (Additional Connection Parameters Page)
The Connect to SQL Server Management Studio presents a new Additional Connection Parameters Page. Use the Additional Connection Parameters page...
2012-11-16
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The Encryption Primer Resources
I delivered my Encryption Primer talk this past Tuesday at the Boulder SQL Server Users Group and last night at...
2012-11-16
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"fail fast" vs calligraphy
If you are a person inspired by ideas, you have probably encountered the concept of "fail fast". You probably also...
2012-11-15
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A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Part 0.0: An Introduction to an Introduction
As I mentioned in my column in June, one of the many lessons I learned at the first-ever SQL Saturday...
2012-11-15
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Advanced VMware certification study material reference
Gregg Robertson (b | t) has posted a fantastic page that contains a tremendous amount of information for those of you...
2012-11-15
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Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
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query to track time spent on individual tasks in SSIS
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SQL Server Transactional Replication from Always On Availability Groups to Azure SQL Database
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Hidden Heroes
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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