Security: People Are the Weakest Link
There was an interesting conversation on Twitter today about security awareness and why the training so often fails. From my perspective, here's...
2013-04-05 (first published: 2013-03-28)
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
What to Do When You Can't Wipe an Infected System
When it comes to workstations within most organizations, the solution when one gets infected is to wipe it and re-image...
2013-03-27
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Get Data Warehouse Training and Help a Neat School
If you're located relatively near the Atlanta, Georgia area, I wanted to bring your attention to data warehousing training on...
2013-02-18
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Upcoming Online Training for the Week of February 18, 2013
I used to compile a list of online training for the following week and posting it on Fridays. I stopped...
2013-02-14
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Avoid This Time Scheduling Mistake
I was recently asked by a project manager to lay out when DBAs would accomplish certain tasks for a particular...
2013-02-07
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Consider All the Possibilities When Troubleshooting
When you are troubleshooting, the rule is if you've checked the obvious possibilities and still haven't solved the problem, it's...
2013-01-28
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Cash Over Credit
What does cash over credit have to deal with security? An awful lot, as it turns out.
Personal Story: Mere days...
2013-01-17
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Rename the SQL Server Management Studio shortcut
Jorge Segarra (blog | twitter) was giving a presentation and he remarked on how the SQL Server Management Studio shortcuts have...
2013-01-11
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Observe Carefully When Things Are Running Fine
Cross-posted from The Goal Keeping DBA blog:
As a worker in information technology, I’ve always been a big proponent of studying systems...
2013-01-14 (first published: 2013-01-10)
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Speaking at Midlands PASS in February
On February 12th I'll be giving a SQL Server Security Refresher for Midlands PASS at Microstaff IT in Cayce/West Columbia,...
2013-01-10
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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