Things you know now...
This was the brainchild of Mike Walsh, who asked, "What do you wish you knew when you were starting?" I...
2009-02-10
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SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition install - use the "right" version of the Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 install
This is something that bit us over the weekend as we attempted to install two new SQL Server 2008 Enterprise...
2009-02-09
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Professional Goals for 2009
Every time management / professional development book out there tells one to not only develop goals but actually write them down. That's...
2009-02-06
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Speaking / Teaching Engagements
I should have put this out earlier, before going to the SQL Server Innovators Guild, but I got too busy....
2009-02-06
699 reads
SQL Server security bulletin due on Tuesday
As part of its advance notification, Microsoft has released the list of security bulletins that should be coming our way...
2009-02-05
837 reads
What Do You Want Auditors to Know About Auditing SQL Server?
Right now it looks like I'll be putting a training session on for my local ISACA chapter on SQL Server...
2009-01-22
1,108 reads
Read-Only Access to SQL Server Jobs
This question comes up a lot: how do I give read-only access to job status to a group of people?...
2009-01-22
4,079 reads
Video: xp_cmdshell execution in SQL Server 2005/2008
The video I did for Jumpstart TV on xp_cmdshell execution has hit the front page. Registration on the site is...
2009-01-21
692 reads
Fake LinkedIn profiles with links to malware
This is a little old (five days based on the last update), but TrendMicro put on their blog about fake...
2009-01-20
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Conficker / Downadup Worm One More Time
Hopefully by now everyone has seen this, but if not, here's a reminder to continue to spread the details. Denis Gobo...
2009-01-20
922 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
A Front Door for the DBA Team – AgentDBA UI
By Arun Sirpal
AgentDBA began as a command line. That suits one DBA on one server, but...
Cleaning Up Azure MS Defender Billing
By Steve Jones
I have a few Azure subscriptions, which are fairly small and not used that...
Forums
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