Landing on the Hudson River & Being a Hero
I think we've all seen and heard about Flight 1549 doing the emergency landing on the Hudson River. Truly a...
2009-02-12
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Blog Posts
Things You Know Now…
Someone tagged me, and I’ve lost the email in all the pile up from vacation where I was very, very...
2009-02-12
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Counterpoint: Against Specialization
Brent Ozar wrote his Things you know now and in it he says this under his first point, Pick one...
2009-02-11
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Kindle 2
The Kindle 2 was announced recently and it’s on sale at Amazon, starting shipping Feb 24, 2009.
I’m glad I didn’t...
2009-02-11
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Networking - Part 4
You may want to read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 before continuing. This time around I'd like to...
2009-02-11
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New Security Bulletin for SQL Server 2000/2005 (MS09-004)
Affected Versions:
SQL Server 2000 SP4SQL Server 2005 SP2Unaffected Versions:
SQL Server 2005 SP3 SQL Server 2008Original Vulnerability Report:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499042/100/0/threaded
Microsoft Security Bulletin Link:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-004.mspx
Brief Analysis:
The...
2009-02-11
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Registration for SQLBits in Manchester, England is Now Open
Registration for SQLBits IV, to be held in Manchester, England on Saturday, March 28, 2009, is now open. This free...
2009-02-11
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Speaking at the West Palm Beach SQL Group in May 2009
Scott Klein invited me to speak to his group in West Palm Beach, so I'll be going down on May...
2009-02-11
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Things I Wish I Had Known
I was tagged by Grant Fritchey (aka Scary DBA) in the latest get-to-know-you question. This one asks, “What do you...
2009-02-11
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Word Up
A short post today. For a while I've been subscribing to the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster (free) and...
2009-02-11
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Blogs
PostgreSQL: Diagnosing and Fixing a Sequential Scan with No Filter Predicate
A sequential scan is not always a problem — PostgreSQL's planner often chooses one...
Giving AI Agents Visibility Into SQL Server with MCP
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an...
The Book of Redgate: Profits
By Steve Jones
Redgate is a for-profit company. We look to make money by building and selling...
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