Generalists vs. Specialists
I’ve stated quite often that being a generalist has generally been beneficial for my IT career (pun intended). That’s why...
2014-11-13 (first published: 2014-11-06)
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Consolidating Email Accounts
I am consolidating my professional email accounts into one place. If you’ve previously contacted me using my linchpinpeople.com or either...
2014-10-21
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SQL Server Security Benchmarks
If you’re not familiar with the Center for Internet Security, here’s the organization’s mission statement:
The Mission of the Center for...
2014-10-20
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#TSQL2sday #59 – My Heroes
Here is my list of heroes for #TSQL2sday. None of them are directly tied to technology, much less SQL Server....
2014-10-14
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Slides and Code for SSIG Talk
Thank you for those who made it out to the SQL Server Innovators Guild last night in Greenville, SC. I...
2014-10-08
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Carolina Technology Conference: Presentation Materials
For those able to attend my session at this year’s Carolina Technology Conference, thank you! As promised, here are the...
2014-10-06
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The Fallacy of Internal Access Only
In the wake of Shell Shock, I’ve seen some vendor advisories indicate that while their product is vulnerable, it’s only...
2014-10-07 (first published: 2014-09-30)
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Four Things PASS gets Right
PASS has taken a lot of heat recently. A few folks have pointed out that you only seem to hear...
2014-09-29 (first published: 2014-09-24)
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[Off-Topic] Beating Childhood Cancer
Note: I feel this post is important enough to post across all my blogs.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month here...
2014-09-09
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Audit Webinar Tomorrow (4 September 2014)
I will be given a webinar on how to audit SQL Server through MSSQLTips.com.
Webinar Registration Link
The abstract:
Don’t become a statistic....
2014-09-03
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #191: Invitation–Your Favorite String Parsing
By Steve Jones
It’s that time of the month, and I’m late. My apologies. I had a...
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
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