PowerShell Saturday in Charlotte, NC
If you are in or around the Charlotte, NC area, there is a PowerShell Saturday coming your way on September...
2012-08-15
1,352 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Speaking Tomorrow for Professional Development VC
As I blogged about previously, tomorrow (Wednesday) I will be speaking for the PASS Professional Development virtual chapter. My talk will...
2012-08-14
1,134 reads
Audit Yourself Regularly
Around April this year, my men's accountability group was talking about a shared pain: income taxes. We were all worried...
2012-08-13
1,706 reads
Speaking for PASS Professional Development Virtual Chapter
This coming Wednesday I will be speaking for the PASS Professional Development virtual chapter. My talk will be on my...
2012-08-10
2,119 reads
Don't Use Passwords That Can Be Social-Engineered
A Facebook thread by one of my friends brought this one to mind. He was asking about what the current...
2012-08-09
1,948 reads
Learn to Use Books Online
One of the first questions I hear from folks wanting to grow in their Microsoft SQL Server DBA or database developer...
2012-08-06
2,202 reads
Stop Storing Unencrypted Passwords!
I was called over today by a person doing application support to help troubleshoot a database connectivity issue. This isn't a...
2012-07-30 (first published: 2012-07-26)
2,746 reads
Cross-Post: Set Milestones for Little Victories
This seemed appropriate to cross-post from Goal Keeping DBA given the editorial for today:
One of the first pieces of advice...
2012-07-25
1,094 reads
Columbia Enterprise Developers Guild meeting tonight
If you're in or around the Midlands of South Carolina area, the Columbia Enterprise Developers Guild meets the 2nd Wednesday...
2012-07-11
953 reads
A Busy Week of Speaking
I'm hitting 3 venues in 5 days giving 4 different talks. If you plan on making one of these, I'd...
2012-06-07
1,051 reads
Blogs
AI in SQL Server vs PostgreSQL: Vector Search, Embeddings, and RAG Compared
Both SQL Server and PostgreSQL are moving fast into AI territory — and if...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Alert Analysis
By Steve Jones
We keep adding new AI capabilities to Redgate Monitor, where it makes sense. Check...
From SQL Saturday to Day of Data
By ReviewMyDB
A behind-the-scenes look at Day of Data Jacksonville 2026, the transition from SQL Saturday,...
Forums
Install SQL Scripts via GUI Wizard
Hallo all! My problem is this: I have quite a bunch of TSQL scripts...
Would You Retire Rather Than ...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Would You Retire Rather Than...
Vector Search in SQL Server 2025: Storing Embeddings, Querying Them, and What to Watch Out For
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Vector Search in SQL Server...
Question of the Day
Converting Money
Does this run successfully on a SQL Server 2022, US English default installation?
DECLARE @YenAmount MONEY; SET @YenAmount = ¥1500; SELECT @YenAmount AS RawValue;See possible answers