A Critical SQL Server 2014 Cumulative Update
If you are running SQL Server 2014, please read the following:
Memory leak occurs when you run DBCC CHECKDB against a...
2015-02-20
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
A Critical SQL Server 2014 Cumulative Update
If you are running SQL Server 2014, please read the following:
Memory leak occurs when you run DBCC CHECKDB against a...
2015-02-20
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SQL Saturday #354 – Charleston, SC is almost here!
If you are relatively near to Charleston, SC, there’s a SQL Saturday there this weekend, December 13th!
SQL Saturday #354 – Charleston,...
2014-12-09
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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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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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Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
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If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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