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European PASS Conference 2009 Has 254 Attendees

The 2009 European PASS Conference, which was held April 22-24, 2009, had 254 attendees from 22 different countries. In spite...

Security Basics: Defense-in-Depth

In my security presentations, another basic I talk about is defense-in-depth. The idea here is to produce multiple layers of...

Starting Conversations - Part 3

If you haven't already, start with Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 2 I mentioned that I have hired...

Asymmetric Keys in SQL Server

I've been tech editing an encryption book for SQL Server. It's long overdue, and I think it will be a...

Making Forums Work

I saw this post about Why I Dislike Newsgroups from Tom Larock and he did a pretty good job of...

Notes on SQLSaturday #13

I drove up on Friday with my friend Kendal Van Dyke. Long drive from Orlando, just over 8 hours. Arrived...

SQL Quiz 4: Leadership

I'm finally getting around to answering this one originated by Chris Shaw (@SQLShaw), as I was tagged by Jack Corbett...

When a Community Rallies!

I have been a bit lax these past few days, but I have been having a bit of a writers...

Visiting West Palm Beach SQL Group on April 29, 2009

I'm going to West Palm Beach on Apr 29th to visit Scott Klein and his group. I'll be doing a...