What is all that hot air? Oh I'm speaking all over the place!
Many of you have been wondering where I will be speaking next. So I apologize for not replying to you...
2010-09-16
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Blog Posts
Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group Tonight
Last Night (9/14/2010) I had the opportunity to present to the Wisconsin SQL Server User Group. My topic was SSIS-...
2010-09-15
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Book Review: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
I read Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell on a recommendation by Andy Leonard. Easy recommendation...
2010-09-15
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Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locks and Blocking
As I mentioned in the my TSQL2sDay index summary post, the next few posts will be on sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats and the...
2010-09-15
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Know a young IT go-getter? Get her nominated!
Yesterday, I told our Groupies: I feel give-y today. Is there anything you’d like me to promote for you? Wendy...
2010-09-15
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New Hotness: sys.sql_modules
I’m still old school in many ways. And they’re not the ways that let you get away with wearing wayfarers, or...
2010-09-15
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Policy Based Management - Disable Autoclose
I posted recently about my run-in with autoclose and my online friend Jorge Segarra (Blog|@SQLCHICKEN) left a great comment on...
2010-09-15
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Presenting At Sarasota SQL Server Users Group On Sept. 21
On Tuesday, September 21, I'll be at the Sarasota SQL Server Users Group to present Paging DR Availability, You're Wanted...
2010-09-15
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Project Phoenix: Early September Awards Announced
9/14/2010 Two more eligible developers and deserving projects have been selected. Any proposals submitted but not selected this time will...
2010-09-15
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Reading Recommendations (Twitter is cool)
Twitter is an amazing beast. More and more I find myself getting useful information and ideas from Twitter. For someone...
2010-09-15
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Blogs
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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Backing Up a DMK
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