When life intrudes
I have MVP Raymond Lewallen in my list of blogs to follow. I read with great sadness the following blog...
2006-04-26
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Issues tracking members of the sysadmin fixed server role
I received an email from another DBA asking how to track a user who is
probably mapping into SQL Server via...
2006-04-25
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Turn the Problem Around
A few weeks ago we had a failure on the web site. Actually a hard failure, a BSOD, which I...
2006-04-25
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2006-04-19
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Determining if it's a SQL login, Windows Login, or Windows group
A recent question on the forums asked how to determine if a database
user was a Windows user or group and...
2006-04-06
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Kerberos Delegation with SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server
I've been dealing with Kerberos delegation setup with respect to
Microsoft's CRM 3.0 product and while the process isn't difficult, if
you...
2006-04-05
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Is it The SQL Server?
In writing for a tech book one of the things that happens is a copy editor looks over your work...
2006-04-04
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March/April 2006 Edition of SQL Server Standard Available
The March/April 2006 edition of SQL Server Standard magazine is now
available. This issue focuses on Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2005.
Though...
2006-04-03
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12-inch grass stem?
Those of us in technology are very, very used to automated systems,
batch jobs, etc., all which run without human interaction...
2006-03-29
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Internet Explorer Vulnerability
If you're using Internet Explorer, be advised Microsoft has released a
security advisory for Internet Explorer. This would allow an attacker
to...
2006-03-28
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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