I'm Back!
I've been gone... wow. Since March 31st of this year?! Let's fix that.
So what has been holding me back?
Kids? I...
2016-09-23
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DBA On The Go
I hope you didn't miss it!
Warning: This is a really short post.
Today March 31st, BrentOzar.com is giving away their videos! Well, not giving away... but...
2016-03-31
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SQL Saturday Oklahoma City, OK: 422 August 29th, 2015!
We're proud to bring back the OKC SQL Saturday for the 5th year in a row! We have 3 precons...
2015-03-09
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SQL Server, Error message 1785, and cascading deletes: How it kills kittens
I've been gone for a bit, forgive the long delay. Who would have thought the hatred for a cascading delete...
2015-03-03
1,090 reads
I'm Speaking at SQL Saturday 300 - Kansas City and a Few Questions About SQL Saturdays!
This is just a short update. I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Kansas City! I really hope to see...
2014-09-08
586 reads
Speaker Buddy System
SirSQL made a rather stirring post recently. He talked about a speaker buddy system to help out new speakers in...
2014-07-25 (first published: 2014-07-21)
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Collaborated Training: What Legacy Will You Leave?
My very first IT job was a bit daunting for me. I really wanted to do my best but I...
2014-07-07
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Plagiarism: A Community Destroyed
Personal Thoughts
Just to be clear, I don't expect everyone to have my same thoughts. I personally fully support SQLServerCentral and...
2014-06-23
482 reads
Come see me in Baton Rouge Aug 2nd!
I've been accepted for SQL Saturday Baton Rouge!
Yes, I am a little excited. I've wanted to become a speaker for...
2014-06-16
514 reads
Documentation: What Can We Document?
I think I'd like to do a small short series on documentation. I personally love documentation. I honestly think most...
2014-06-09
738 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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