More information about SQL Server 2005 and SP2

SQL Server MVP Aaron Bertrand has posted an update (April 6, 2007) on the version numbers of post SP2 hotfixes....

How to pick a combination lock in 30 seconds

This is just frightening. A piece of a beer can, a pair of pliers, and the combo lock pops open.

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QA/QC

I wrote a small commentary on quality control today and I'm surprised it didn't get more reaction.

I'm not a great...

SQL Server Samples on CodePlex

Like many other SQL Server focus area, SQL Server Samples has its own blog. A recent post there indicates that...

The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit

    On a recommendation, I picked up this book by Ralph Kimball. I remember it coming out years ago and I...

Thoughts from The Cuckoo's Egg

The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll has been around for a while, having been published in 1989. It details how...

Hot Fixes

I wrote about Hot Fixes being inclusive of previous hot fixes. Someone questioned this and so I went back to...

Post Timeouts

Well one problem was solved. Or at least identified.

We've had an issue for a few years where you'd hit the...

Late Projects

I was talking with Andy Warren, my partner and fellow partner here, today about the Code Camp in Orlando last...

Ambition

I was always someone that was ambitious as a kid. For whatever reason, I've been driven most of my life...