Catalog View: sys.sql_logins
When it comes to logins to SQL Server, there are basically 3 types:
SQL Server-based loginsWindows user accountsWindows security groupsThe latter...
2009-04-22
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Blog Posts
Day of DotNutNuke in Tampa on June 13, 2009
My friend Will Strohl is managing the Day of DNN on June 13, 2009 at the Microsoft office in Tampa....
2009-04-22
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Human Data Quality
Disclaimer: I read and speak one language, having failed pretty well at learning Latin, Spanish, and then Japanese in my...
2009-04-22
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Internal Outsourcing
We'll all heard about or lived with outsourcing, and hopefully we know it's good and bad. Outsourcing the janitorial services...
2009-04-22
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PASS Connector Editorial for April 22, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-04-22
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Thoughts on SSC Blog Site Improvement
I have been reading blogs from various sources, such as blogs on SSC, and on sqlblog.com etc. However on all...
2009-04-22
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Bonuses – Once a Year
I worked at a company that had a yearly bonus. Actually I’ve worked at a few companies, but this one...
2009-04-21
763 reads
Brand <> Reputation?
I was reading a book recently and it equated brand with reputation. My first thought was "aha", that brand is...
2009-04-21
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FedEx'ing Easter Eggs
My wife has had a hard week. Actually a few weeks where she's worked a lot of hours, lots of...
2009-04-21
683 reads
Register A Server More Than Once In SSMS
In yesterday's post about using SQL 2008 Express as a Central Management Server I mentioned that you can't register a...
2009-04-21
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
degree of parallelism
Team, I'm trying to figure out what will be the best recommendation to configure...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers