When life intrudes
I have MVP Raymond Lewallen in my list of blogs to follow. I read with great sadness the following blog...
2006-04-26
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Blog Posts
Issues tracking members of the sysadmin fixed server role
I received an email from another DBA asking how to track a user who is
probably mapping into SQL Server via...
2006-04-25
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Turn the Problem Around
A few weeks ago we had a failure on the web site. Actually a hard failure, a BSOD, which I...
2006-04-25
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2006-04-19
1,494 reads
Determining if it's a SQL login, Windows Login, or Windows group
A recent question on the forums asked how to determine if a database
user was a Windows user or group and...
2006-04-06
3,904 reads
Kerberos Delegation with SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server
I've been dealing with Kerberos delegation setup with respect to
Microsoft's CRM 3.0 product and while the process isn't difficult, if
you...
2006-04-05
2,149 reads
Is it The SQL Server?
In writing for a tech book one of the things that happens is a copy editor looks over your work...
2006-04-04
1,445 reads
March/April 2006 Edition of SQL Server Standard Available
The March/April 2006 edition of SQL Server Standard magazine is now
available. This issue focuses on Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2005.
Though...
2006-04-03
1,509 reads
12-inch grass stem?
Those of us in technology are very, very used to automated systems,
batch jobs, etc., all which run without human interaction...
2006-03-29
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Internet Explorer Vulnerability
If you're using Internet Explorer, be advised Microsoft has released a
security advisory for Internet Explorer. This would allow an attacker
to...
2006-03-28
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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