Attend the PASS Summit from Home, 2011 edition
Hidy-ho there, neighbors! This is an update of last year’s Attend the PASS Summit from Home blog. I’ll be updating this...
2011-10-03
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Blog Posts
BI’s pretty boy goes down!
It?s never easy to beat up on a friend. Sometimes they have it coming though!.
The Webinar smackdown is over....
2011-10-03
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It's NOT too late Win an iPad2 - Share you SQL Story!
Happy October!
Last month I announced a cool new SQL challenge to simply share your SQL Server Performance story with us,...
2011-10-03
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Networking
No, I’m not talking about hubs and switches. I’m talking about people. Networking is a major component of an event...
2011-10-03
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October Monthly SQL Server Checklist
It’s the first Monday of the October and it’s time to do a monthly checkup. If you are like me,...
2011-10-03
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SQL Authentication – Forcing Password Changes
When you create a SQL Server login (with SQL authentication), you have the option of enforcing password policies from Windows...
2011-10-03
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SQL Bits 9
SQL Bits was great
It’s been two years or more that I’ve been invited to SQL Bits. Not by email, but...
2011-10-03
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SQL Server – Marking a stored procedure as system object
Marking a stored procedure as system object allows to run the procedure in a user database context. There are two...
2011-10-03
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SQL Server Database SUSPECT state
According to BOL , a database in SUSPECT state is : “At least the primary filegroup is suspect and may be damaged....
2011-10-03
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Using Configuration Tables in SSIS 2008/2005
SSIS packages are great ETL tools and can do just about anything you need in terms of ETL. Most organizations...
2011-10-03
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Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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