Getting Things Done: The Zone
Cross-Posted from A Goal-Keeping DBA blog:
I'm reading Getting Things Done because of Brent Ozar's excellent blog post, How I Use...
2009-12-07
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You pulled BUILTIN\Administrators, but are you auditing?
The conversation on local administrators having rights in SQL Server has proven to be interesting and at times entertaining. My...
2009-12-03
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Columbia Code Camp!
The Midlands of South Carolina will be hosting a Code Camp on January 30, 2009. You can register as an...
2009-11-30
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More on DBAs and Local Administrator Rights
I'm looking over the comments about DBAs and local Administrator rights and I noticed an interesting trend: no one discussed...
2009-11-25
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Planning Out a Holiday Weekend
I've got a four day weekend thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. After reading Jazz in...
2009-11-24
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Raising a Technology Savvy Daughter
I was introduced to electronics at a very young age. I think I was three when I first started doing...
2009-11-23
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Should DBAs have local administrator rights?
This was actually spurred by a post from Ted Krueger (@onpnt), which led to a short, but hearty, discussion on...
2009-11-20
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Why We Recommend Against xp_cmdshell
Every so often I see a post in a forum or on Twitter about the use of xp_cmdshell. Usually it is someone looking for...
2009-11-13
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SQL Server Wish: Last Logon Information
The other day my wife and I were driving around and noticed that a Little Caesar's location had shown up...
2009-11-10
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Always Striving to Improve
I'm enjoying a relaxing Saturday morning and I'm doing a bit of reading on ESPN. I see the article about...
2009-11-07
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Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
Forums
does anyone used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit
Could you please let me know if anyone is used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit github for deployment...
How Can Database Performance Improve the Overall Website Experience?
I’ve been looking into ways to improve the connection between a website and its...
When And How to Automate?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item When And How to Automate?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
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