Review: SQL Server Transaction Log Management
Book Details:
SQL Server Transaction Log Management
Davis, Tony and Shaw, Gail
Simple Talk Publishing, October 2012.
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Do I Recommend This Book?
Yes,...
2013-10-28
2,905 reads
Architecture Reasons for Putting BLOBs in the Database
I was participating in a Twitter Chat looking at what suggestions and recommendations for developer on how to make the...
2013-10-24
5,051 reads
Speaking Twice on Oct 1, 2013
Carolina Technology Conference:
To start things off, I'll be speaking in the morning at the Carolina Technology Conference. I have a...
2013-09-30
2,821 reads
PASS BoD: I'm voting for Allen Kinsel
There are some very good names up for this year's PASS Board of Directors. However, I wanted to write a...
2013-09-23
2,389 reads
Installing SQL Server 2008 on a machine with .NET Framework 4.0? Read this.
The SQL Server Premier Field Engineer blog has a post about an issue with installing SQL Server 2008 on a...
2013-09-23
2,073 reads
Don't Rush When It Comes to Privacy Data
The Dataloss list sent the following article through yesterday afternoon:
Obamacare Employee Accidentally Sends Out 2,400 Social Security Numbers
This is concerning,...
2013-09-17
2,231 reads
Why Government Required Backdoors Are a Bad Idea
I've heard the argument, "I've got nothing to hide. If it helps them catch the next guy, I'm all for...
2013-09-17 (first published: 2013-09-11)
3,990 reads
Database DoS Whitepaper from Securosis
Securosis has released a whitepaper on their research with regards to database denial-of-service attacks. This whitepaper is platform agnostic. It...
2013-09-11
2,043 reads
Sometimes I don't understand Microsoft's vulnerability classifications
Here's a great example:
MS13-079 - Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (2853587)
Basically, this patches a vulnerability where an...
2013-09-10
1,886 reads
Good Advice on "Certification"
Buck Woody (blog | twitter) is often seen as one of the wise men of the SQL Server community and with...
2013-09-13 (first published: 2013-09-10)
2,646 reads
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