Two Sessions Up for Vote at SQLRally!
I received great news last week that one of my sessions, Windows Operating System Internals for DB Pros, was accepted,...
2012-02-21
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
USB/Flash Drive Security
Gone are the days when remote drives were easy to detect because there was some size to them. Nowadays USB...
2012-02-15 (first published: 2012-02-13)
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See You at SQL Saturday!
I've been asked this question a few times, and Columbia, SC isn't hosting a SQL Saturday this year. Bobby Dimmick...
2012-02-13
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Slides and Scripts from Idera February webcast
For those who've asked, here are the slides and scripts from my SQL Server auditing webinar with Idera:
Presentation (.PDF)Scripts (.ZIP)
If...
2012-02-10
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Webcast: Successfully Meeting Your Audits for SQL Server
Tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern I'll be giving a webcast in conjection with Idera and MSSQLTips.com:
Registration for Successfully Meeting Your...
2012-02-07
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New article: Identifying What Runs at Startup on SQL Server
Another article has published over at MSSQLTips.com. This one covers how to identify what stored procedures are set to run when...
2012-01-30
942 reads
You require WHAT for a license?
I was trying to acquire a license for a product I was trying to look at using a free program....
2012-01-26
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About those backups...
So I went to present at Charleston PASS on Thursday night and of course I had my standard contact information...
2012-01-30 (first published: 2012-01-25)
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Clicking on Links in Email
Every security awareness presentation makes the warning about opening attachments or clicking on links in emails when you don't know...
2012-01-24
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New Article: How to audit sysadmin members on multiple servers using PowerShell
My first article of 2012 has published over at MSSQLTips.com. This one covers the basic technique for using PowerShell to audit...
2012-01-23
1,946 reads
Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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