SQL Saturday #63–Dallas

I have been trying to get to Dallas for a SQL Saturday for nearly a year, when the first event...

SQL University: Index Usage

Greetings. Welcome once more to the Miskatonic University branch of SQL University. Does anyone know where to buy some camping...

A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 5

For Day 5, I will be covering a few tools that can be used for hardware identification. Since quite a...

Adding a processor_description column to sys.dm_os_sys_info in SQL Server Denali

I opened a new Connect Item today, asking Microsoft to add a new column to the sys.dm_os_sys_info DMV in SQL...

Am I a sysadmin? (or other SQL Server role)

How do you check if you are a sysadmin? It’s fairly easy to do in Management Studio. You can go...

Canada Begins Return to Democracy as the ‘Harper Government’ Found in Contempt of Parliament, a First Throughout the Commonwealth – And No Confidence Vote Triggers the Election Race

 
For over a week now, Canada has begun its return to appearing to be a democracy thanks to a Liberal...

Epsilon Data Breach and Staying Safe

By now, you may have received an email from one of the larger businesses you've given your email address to...

How to Deal with Quebec’s Extremists – Report their Threats to the Police (Investigation Under Way)

 
I’m part of a Committee that is dedicated to eliminating discriminatory legislation in Quebec, here’s a statement we released last...

Powershell Day 5

Day 5 Programming in Powershell Part 3 Now as you know all information, in this blog we will look for...

Rant About Judges that Misunderstand the Role of a DBA

Part - 07 Exerpts from "The Tyranny of Bill-101" - Part 07

Commenting on how frustrating it is for DBAs to deal with...