The Need for a College Degree
I'm reading through Brad McGehee'sHow to Be an Exceptional DBAand in chapter 4 he talks about having the right skill...
2009-08-24
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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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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
1,316 reads
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
2,575 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
13,943 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
1,165 reads
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
710 reads
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
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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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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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