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: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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