Lost in the Chaos
This morning I had an 8am call with the owners of my company and a consultant that was proposing some...
2009-05-01
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Blog Posts
New Community Resource for IT Pros - Server Fault
Not too long ago the developer community got a fantastic resource called Stack Overflow. It's a question and answer site,...
2009-05-01
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Transparent Data Encryption - A hole?
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) sounded like a really cool feature when I first heard of it. Encrypt your database without...
2009-05-01
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Up and Running
I’ve neglected my weather station for a few weeks. Lots of work, high winds, and snow have slowed me down.
Finally...
2009-05-01
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Building Something Fun - 2
Last Friday I posted about turning my first pen on a lathe, this week I'm discussing my other recent project,...
2009-04-30
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Midlands PASS May Meeting
The Midlands PASS Chapter will be meeting next Thursday night, May 7, at Training Concepts. We have the privilege of welcoming...
2009-04-30
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PASS Summit Early Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow - Why it Matters
I serve on the PASS Board of Directors, but this post reflects my personal views and not an official PASS...
2009-04-30
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Speaking / Teaching Engagements in May
May 21
I will be teaching a half day course on SQL Server security and auditing for the Midlands Chapter of...
2009-04-30
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SQL This, Not That – Episode 2
When creating a table with a column that will hold the name of a stored procedure that feeds an EXEC...
2009-04-30
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SQLTeach to be Held June 8-12 in Vancouver
SQLTeach (a part of the larger DevTeach event) will be held in Vancouver, BC this June 8-12, 2009. It will...
2009-04-30
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Creating a Simple and Flexible...
Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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