2012 (2011) Data Breach Report

I had a chance over the weekend to finish reading the Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report. It’s a compilation...

SQL Azure Federation

 What is Federation?

Federation is a database object like other objects such as tables, views, stored procedures or triggers.
It is also known as Sharding.
There can be multiple federations in a database.
It is...

Identity Crisis

I’m sure most people have identity values lurking somewhere in their databases.  In fact I would guess that most people...

SQL Azure Federation

 What is Federation?
Federation is a database object like other objects such as tables, views, stored procedures or triggers.It is also known as...

SQL Backup 7

What more could you add to a SQL Server backup product? It seems that many software products, including Red Gate’s...

Automatic page repair with SQL Server Mirroring

Now and then my colleagues and I find our selves in the middle of a discussion about SQL Server Mirroring...

Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs #3: Choosing Drivers

When working with Oracle, drivers are truly a pain to get working correctly.  I will discuss my preferred choice and...

List of Sharepoint Blogs

I ran across this list of Sharepoint blogs by Rene Modery while doing some Sharepoint reading. He has an OPML...

Updated Thoughts on Antivirus on SQL Servers

I hate running antivirus on SQL Servers. I agree antivirus is a necessary evil on most systems, but I don't...

Call for Mentors for The Mentoring Experiment

We’re about to start our second experiment over at The Mentoring Experiment and we need mentors. Last time we picked...