FUD Makes Security Harder
The US government’s illogical screeds against better personal encryption for data and communications is well documented. Then comes this reported...
2014-11-20
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
More on that Cyberwar
As a follow-up to my post on being at war, cyberwar:
State Department Hacked
If the experts are correct, this trend is...
2014-11-18
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We’re at War – Cyberwar
In case you’ve not been following the news with regards to *government* breaches:
White House computers hacked – Russia suspectedUS Postal Service...
2014-11-13
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #354 – Charleston, SC
If you’re looking to warm up for the winter, come on down to Charleston, SC, on December 13, 2014. Charleston...
2014-11-12
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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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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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Blogs
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Streamlining Azure VM Moves Into Availability Zones
By John
One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that...
Monday Monitor Tips: Native Replication Monitoring
By Steve Jones
Redgate Monitor has been able to monitor replication for a long term, but it...
Forums
Deadlock graph anomaly
I've come across what appears to be a strange deadlock anomaly. As seen in...
Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale Level 6: Backup and Restore Internals
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale...
The Challenge of AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Challenge of AI, which...
Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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