PASS Board of Directors Call for Nominations
This is just a reminder that the call for nominations for the PASS Boards of Directors is open. The final...
2009-08-24
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Keeping SQL Server Client Tools Up-to-Date
In a recent forum thread, someone asked to see who created/altered a particular object. Starting in SQL Server 2005, this information is...
2009-08-21
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Half-Way Through My Year as a Microsoft MVP
I meant to write this earlier, like in July, but I suppose it's better late than never. I'm halfway through...
2009-08-18
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SQL Quiz #5
Another SQL Quiz started by His Evilness, Chris Shaw. Okay, Chris isn't evil; I just wanted to say "evilness" and these quizzes...
2009-08-17
2,548 reads
"Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave."
If you're not familiar with the reference, it comes from the movie Madagascar and the subsequent sequel and TV series...
2009-08-13
13,885 reads
Getting Security Vulnerability Information
Staying abreast of security vulnerability alerts can be a daunting task because there are so many each day. One source...
2009-08-12
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Security is a Zero-Sum Game...
but I don't mean with respect to privacy. But I do mean with respect to the time it takes securing...
2009-08-11
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Why Use Named Pipes?
The other day a colleague and I were shadowing a vendor who was installing their 3rd party application on a...
2009-08-10
24,582 reads
PASS News to Be Aware Of
2009 PASS Summit Trip Contest:
If you want an opportunity to win an all expenses paid trip to the PASS Summit,...
2009-08-07
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Active August posts
I've started a blog to write down and track my personal goals:
The Goal Keeping DBA
Since Active August is part of reaching my goal...
2009-08-01
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Blogs
Audit – Security Compliance Frameworks (Part 1)
By Vinay Thakur
This blog series on Audit/Compliance/Security, this is first blog where we would discuss about...
Restore SQL Server Database to an OrbStack Container
In the previous post, we've built a SQL Server 2025 sandbox in an OrbStack...
Day of Data Baton Rouge Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my talk today at Day of data Baton Rouge...
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Limiting Checkpoints
If I use the -k parameter with a number after it, what does this change in SQL Server?
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