Blue Hat

    Microsoft had their Blue Hat security conference recently, inviting hackers to take their shots at the Microsoft products. Mostly security...

Rights within the database

This is a follow-on to my post What are the actual rights?

First and foremost, I want to include membership in...

What are the actual rights?

One of the things I've started to work on are some scripts to quickly
be able to pull what a user's...

First Impressions of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

I received a copy of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
a few weeks back from Kathi. Because of illness and...

Tool Updates

Catching up on recent updates for tools I've looked at and/or recommended.

SQL Server Tools:

PromptSQL is now up to version 1.4....

Microsoft MVP Program

I think anyone who posts actively in the various on-line forums for
Microsoft products (such as SSC.com) hopes one day to...

Picking Things Apart

One of the challenges in writing about a new version of SQL Server is
finding out information, especially for the less...

Mavericks don't make it

One of the blogs I most enjoy reading is Life Beyond Code.
This blog allows me to take off my technology...

Getting Your Arms Around It

    I've been working on the "Designing a Database Consolidation Strategy" chapter of my book and it's been quite an effort....

My Reading list

In the tradition of many others, I decided to add a reading list to my professional site. The reading list...