SQL Server Security Basics: Logins vs. Users
When I discuss SQL Server security, one of the basic concepts I concentrate on is the difference between logins and...
2009-04-21
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Bonuses – Once a Year
I worked at a company that had a yearly bonus. Actually I’ve worked at a few companies, but this one...
2009-04-21
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FedEx'ing Easter Eggs
My wife has had a hard week. Actually a few weeks where she's worked a lot of hours, lots of...
2009-04-21
687 reads
Interviewed by Tom Larock
Tom has been doing a series of interviews on his blog lately and I ended up on the list. Interviewing...
2009-04-20
524 reads
Revisiting the Task List
I've written a few posts in the past about time management, and thought I'd post an update with some lessons...
2009-04-20
593 reads
Use SQL 2008 Express As A Central Management Server
I had the chance to catch Brent Ozar's webcast last week on creating a poor man's CMDB. In it he...
2009-04-20
901 reads
Prius Update – Smells Like New
We got the Prius back yesterday. I dropped Kyle off and he drove it home. Today was my first time...
2009-04-20
525 reads
A Proper Response
That sounds like a very British title, so maybe the Red Gate folks are rubbing off on me. I had...
2009-04-20
586 reads
Four new SSIS Videos on JumpstartTV.com
I've got four new SSIS videos published on JumpstartTV.com:
Expression Language Basics
Secure FTP File Transfer in SSIS
SSIS Lookup Transformation Basics
SSIS...
2009-04-20
2,209 reads
Simply Dumb Founded - A Non SQL Blog
Blogging is both more fun and harder than it looks, so when someone is getting started I try to offer...
2009-04-20
550 reads
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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