PASS Update #48
It’s the end of November and this will probably be my last update on PASS for the year as things...
2010-11-29
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Blog Posts
TechEd 2011
TechEd will be in Atlanta next year, May 16-19, 2011 at the Georgia World Conference Center. I went this year...
2010-11-29
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Using DMVs to Find the Ports that SQL Server is Listening On
The other day I was asked to provide the port number that a SQL Server instance was listening on. As...
2010-11-29
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Determining An Enterprise Execution Policy Setting
Windows PowerShell has the concept of execution policy that determines in which cases script and configuration files are able to...
2010-11-28
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New Domain - My blog has a new domain name gethynellis.com
About a year ago I started to write a blog, previously to that, for about three years I had been...
2010-11-28
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practices Analyzer
A big part of my DBA career has centered around identifying and sharing SQL Server DBA best practices. There are...
2010-11-27
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Book Review - The Checklist Manifesto
Andy Warren recommended The Checklist Manifesto to me and after seeing his review, I decided to grab it. It’s written...
2010-11-26
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Do You Protect Your Passwords?
Protect Your Password! As a consultant, I am frequently receiving new passwords at clients and becoming aware of the password...
2010-11-26
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What Am I Thankful For
Earlier this week, I suggested that we share a message of thanks on our blogs. Since I suggested we put...
2010-11-26
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Leading the Albanian PASS Chapter
Yesterday, I have received the official email from the PASS HQ, and the confirmation that now I'm the leader of...
2010-11-25
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Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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