No Caps for SQL Saturday : Speaker Edition

A few weeks back, I got into a conversation about whether PASS should put the boot down on events and...

SQL Saturday #150 and Tech Day

Baton Rouge’s annual tech event for the IT community is coming up August 4th on the beautiful campus of LSU....

SQL Saturday 112 Recap

I had the pleasure of attending SQL Saturday 112 this past weekend.  This was my second time speaking at a...

Tips to improve your blog, really!

As I learnt a few things about blogging, I made a list of tips to get better at blogging. Thought...

Use Powershell script to verify backup files

Before restoring backup, we always verify the backup file first, and run the 3 command below:

1. RESTORE HEADERONLY
    Returns a result...

All about Kerberos authentication

http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/E/1/BE1AABB3-6ED8-4C3C-AF91-448AB733B1AF/SSRSKerberos.docx

Dell 12th Generation Server Cheat Sheet

Over the past several months, Dell has been rolling out a number of new 12th generation servers that all use...

Denali – Day 16: Tool: Database Recovery Advisor –SSMS tool

Denali – Day 16: Tool: Database Recovery Advisor –SSMS tool

As blogged on “Denali – Day 11: SSMS enhancement” about Features added on...

Don’t You Know Who I Am?

I’m happy to say that for most of you out there, the answer to this question is “no.” That’s as...

MAGICPASS Tonight It’s All About Encryption

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shuck/3971270079/
Tonight I will be live in front of my home town crew at MagicPASS, lead by the one and only...