How Embarassing
Yesterday (6/22/2006) was the day to send out our monthly vendor mailing. Last year we added a newsletter a month...
2006-06-23
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Blog Posts
Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) Local Chapter in Columbia, SC
We are starting up efforts again to try and get a local PASS
chapter based in the Columbia, SC area. If...
2006-06-23
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SANS Stay Sharp Course - SEC351: Computer and Network Security Awareness
A few years ago I took the SANS GIAC Security Essentials Course on-line. Included in it was an attempt at...
2006-06-21
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Be on the lookout for the mistakes of others
I've come to learn that there are some really flaky systems out there. Not just a few quirks here and...
2006-06-15
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Whitepaper: SQL Server 2005 Physical Database Storage Design
Microsoft has released a whitepaper on SQL Server 2005 Physical Database Storage Design
(Microsoft Word document). It's 35 pages in length...
2006-06-15
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Distributing Database Connection Strings Using Active Directory Group Policy
I ran into Brian Knight today on the Expo floor here at TechEd.
It was good to catch up a bit...
2006-06-13
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TechEd - DATTLC01 : Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2005
It's
been a few years since I wrote my eBook on SQL Server performance monitoring
but I still keep a strong interest...
2006-06-12
1,581 reads
In Boston for TechEd
This will be my first ever TechEd and I'm looking forward to it. I was able to go to the...
2006-06-11
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Training Center
We kind of opened the training center today. The pages are up, Google's charging us for their nice AdWords, and...
2006-06-09
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Two things I wish they'd change about endpoints in SQL Server 2005
I've
been playing around with endpoints in SQL Server 2005 looking at how they can
be used to enhance security for SQL...
2006-05-27
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
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What's the Date?
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What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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