Midlands PASS Restart – October 2, 2018
The Midlands PASS Chapter, a local group of PASS, will restart on October 2nd, 2018. We will be meeting at...
2018-08-20
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ISACA Class: Auditing SQL Server in Every Way Possible
At this year’s TechnoSecurity and Digital Forensics Conference I gave a 1 hour presentation on auditing SQL Server. There were...
2018-08-09
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New at Simple-Talk: Principles of Data Protection
My latest article, Principles of Data Protection, has been published at Simple-Talk! I address the basic problem and how we...
2018-07-02
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I’m published at Simple-Talk!
My first article has gone live at Simple-Talk! Thanks to Aunt Kathi for the opportunity!
Detecting Data Breaches
I’m also still writing...
2018-06-12
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New Article: Return SQL Server Connections Information Using sys.dm_exec_connections
I’ve started a new series at MSSQLTips.com walking through the various Dynamic Management Objects we have available to us in SQL...
2018-05-18
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Speaking at Idera’s Live Virtual Conference
Have you heard about Idera’s Live Virtual Conference? It is being held on May 16, from 9 AM to 3...
2018-05-01
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Webinar: Auditing with Extended Events
I’m giving a webinar today, April 5th, at 3 PM Eastern, on using Extended Events to audit your SQL Servers....
2018-04-05
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Webinar: Identify and Eliminate SQL Server Performance Issues
I’m giving a webinar tomorrow, March 22, 2018, at 3 PM Eastern.
Free Registration Link
Here’s what I’ll be covering:
Are you struggling...
2018-03-21
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Speaking at the 2018 Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference
One of my favorite conferences is held in Myrtle Beach, SC, in June. It’s a security and digital forensics conference which...
2018-03-01
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Settings Goals Professionally
I was reminded of this topic after yesterday’s #SQLChat. Have you set professional goals for yourself? If so, have you...
2018-02-16 (first published: 2018-02-08)
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Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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