Sorry, Mikko, the box was already open
In a blog post F-Secure's Chief Research Officer, Mikko Hypponen (blog | twitter), indicated that with the US participating in cyberattacks...
2012-06-11 (first published: 2012-06-05)
2,394 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
After August, I'm Done Traveling for the Year
I mentioned in a post over at my Goal Keeping DBA blog that I was not planning to attend the...
2012-05-31
2,111 reads
We Need More Folks in Technology, Period.
I took my boys to a game design workshop on Saturday that was sponsored and put on by an organization...
2012-05-14
1,282 reads
One Week from SQLRally!
SQLRally is a week away (pre-cons start on Tuesday, conference starts on Thursday). I have the privilege of two sessions to...
2012-05-02
847 reads
Updated Thoughts on Antivirus on SQL Servers
I hate running antivirus on SQL Servers. I agree antivirus is a necessary evil on most systems, but I don't...
2012-04-30 (first published: 2012-04-24)
5,839 reads
Professional Productivity Books
Just as with the "soft skills" books, in my professional development presentation, I list the professional productivity books that I have found most helpful in my...
2012-04-18
912 reads
"Soft Skills" books
In my professional development presentation, I list the "soft skills" books that I have found most helpful in my career to date. You can find...
2012-04-16
1,589 reads
Re-thinking security for customer service
This morning my son woke up to find his eBook reader frozen. It wouldn't unlock. It was fully charged (the...
2012-04-12
1,272 reads
Tribal knowledge is no knowledge
I've run across several incidents in the last couple of months regarding something that is typically called "tribal knowledge." This is...
2012-04-19 (first published: 2012-04-12)
1,303 reads
Why an employer should never ask about accessing your Facebook page
There's a brilliant piece of work posted as a fictitious resignation letter that gives some scenarios as to why an employer could...
2012-04-03
1,354 reads
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
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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