Interview with SQL Server MVP Joe Webb
Joe Webb will be speaking at the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections, March 27-30, in Orlando, FL.
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2011-03-10
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Blog Posts
MCM – The Knowledge Exam
I recently took the knowledge exam, and I loved it. I thought it was a great exam. I have taken...
2011-03-10
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SQL Bitwise Operations
How many DB professionals have never had to deal with bitwise operations in SQL Server? Who has never had a single value in the database represent more than one...
2011-03-10
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SQL Bitwise Operations
How many DB professionals have never had to deal with bitwise operations in SQL Server? Who has never had a...
2011-03-10
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SQL Server Connections Discount Code
If you are thinking about attending SQL Server Connections (a part of DevConnections) in Orlando this March 27-30, take advantage...
2011-03-10
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SQL Server Connectivity Issues with Named Instances
This came up on Twitter last night and if you're not very strong on networking, this can be really confusing....
2011-03-10
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SQL University – Teach Your Children Well
“If you had a daughter, would you really encourage her to get into IT?” … “Yes, if she loved it.”
- My...
2011-03-10
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SQLRally–Convince The Boss
This week the SQLRally team published some notes to help you convince the boss to send you to three days...
2011-03-10
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SQLSaturday in Hawaii, Portugal, and New Zealand
Just a quick post today for those you who haven’t visited www.sqlsaturday.com lately, we’ve got a lot of events coming...
2011-03-10
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[OFF-TOPIC] Make a difference
I follow the blog of Johnny Long (twitter) from time-to-time, especially as he chronicled his work in Uganda. I know...
2011-03-09
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Blogs
Microsoft announces new cybersecurity AI multi-model
By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
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