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I had to research a bit, write some code, and look up things to answer questions this morning. I must...
2008-10-13
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Blog Posts
Data Farming - Why Did I Write This?
I grew up in the Cold War, with real concern that the Russians would attack us someday. I wanted to...
2008-10-13
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Double Posting
I think that it’s a great idea to keep a few blogs going, and separate out your thoughts in different...
2008-10-13
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LiveWriter
I’ve been experimenting a bit in the blogging world, setting up a few blog accounts and trying different services. I...
2008-10-13
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Post Event Notes on SQLSaturday #5 & SQLSaturday #9, and Future Plans
Thought I'd post these notes based on feedback from the event organizers, wasn't able to attend myself due to scheduling...
2008-10-13
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Should I Run for the PASS Board of Directors?
I saw the recent Call for Nominations for the election this year, so the title of this post is only...
2008-10-13
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SQL Server MVP
Can't say I ever expected to say this, but as of October 1st I'm a SQL Server MVP. A nice...
2008-10-13
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SQL Saturday in Olympia , WA Pulls in Crowd of over 130 DBAs and Developers
A SQL Saturday event was held Saturday, October 11, 2008 in Olympia, WA. Sponsored by the Olympia Area SQL Server...
2008-10-11
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Database Health - Why Did I Write This?
Why did I write this? I got challenged by Andy Warren
to write a bit about why I wrote something. I...
2008-10-10
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One File Per Core?
For a long time in my career I heard various advice on how many files you should create for a...
2008-10-10
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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