Why You Shouldn’t Skip the Infrastructure/Security Architecture Review
It’s not usual for development projects to undergo an architecture review, but too many times these reviews consist only of...
2015-03-09
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My Upcoming Speaking Engagements
March 4 – Charleston PASS, Charleston, SC
What Admins Absolutely Must Know About SQL Server Security
There are so many security tips out...
2015-02-26
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My Upcoming Speaking Engagements
March 4 – Charleston PASS, Charleston, SC
What Admins Absolutely Must Know About SQL Server Security
There are so many security tips out...
2015-02-26
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A Critical SQL Server 2014 Cumulative Update
If you are running SQL Server 2014, please read the following:
Memory leak occurs when you run DBCC CHECKDB against a...
2015-02-20
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A Critical SQL Server 2014 Cumulative Update
If you are running SQL Server 2014, please read the following:
Memory leak occurs when you run DBCC CHECKDB against a...
2015-02-20
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SQL Saturday #354 – Charleston, SC is almost here!
If you are relatively near to Charleston, SC, there’s a SQL Saturday there this weekend, December 13th!
SQL Saturday #354 – Charleston,...
2014-12-09
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FUD Makes Security Harder
The US government’s illogical screeds against better personal encryption for data and communications is well documented. Then comes this reported...
2014-11-20
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More on that Cyberwar
As a follow-up to my post on being at war, cyberwar:
State Department Hacked
If the experts are correct, this trend is...
2014-11-18
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We’re at War – Cyberwar
In case you’ve not been following the news with regards to *government* breaches:
White House computers hacked – Russia suspectedUS Postal Service...
2014-11-13
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #354 – Charleston, SC
If you’re looking to warm up for the winter, come on down to Charleston, SC, on December 13, 2014. Charleston...
2014-11-12
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Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
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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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