Movember – Team IPMO
Some friends of mine decided to support the Movember charity this year. I would try and explain what Movember is...
2010-11-01
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Blog Posts
November Question: What steps do you include in your database maintenance?
Database maintenance is a critical task for every DBA. For this month’s question, list the typical steps that you use...
2010-11-01
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November Snuck Up on Me
I should have gotten this post out last week with another follow-up this week. Well, looks like I will have...
2010-11-01
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Rescheduled: SQL Lunch #42 - Auditing Database Permissions in SQL Server
Last Wednesday I woke up feeling under the weather with a hoarse voice. I wasn't up to doing the presentation...
2010-11-01
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SQLSaturday#59 Update! - 3 weeks to go.....the after PASS East Coast Special!
SQLSaturday#59 Update!
Well, the event is now less than 3 weeks away (better finish my presentation 🙂 and there are 450+ attendees...
2010-11-01
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SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Connections This Week
If you are attending SQL Server Connections this week in Las Vegas, be sure to attend some of the sessions...
2010-11-01
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SQLServerPedia Awards
Right, I said I wouldn’t compete, but I can’t help pointing out that I’m pretty proud of this particular blog...
2010-11-01
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Vote for Our SQL Rally PreCon
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!!!!!!!
Vote here: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BD59JCQBT
Honestly, I want each of reading my blog to vote for our...
2010-11-01
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Database Security Best Practices for the Vigilant Database Administrator and Developer (Unabridged Edit)
Below is a longer version of the equivalent Technet Article under Security TechCenter > Learn > Security Columns > MVP Articles > Database Security Best PracticesThe security of...
2010-10-31
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Get Out The Vote
It’s actually kind of cool that SQL Rally voting for the pre-conference seminars and voting in the real(ish) world in...
2010-10-31
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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