It’s a Problem When a SysAdmin Can’t Log In

I showcased a demo recently that looked at a potential issue with an application where a user used a simple...

SQL Cruise Caribbean Is Coming Soon

Want to get out of the winter blues and into some warmer weather for some deep SQL Server training? Join...

Impact Players – SQL Style

Awhile back I did a post on my Fab Five – was one of my favorite ones I’ve done to date...

Configure Search Topology in ScaleOut Mode in SharePoint 2013 || Configure Search Service in SharePoint 2013

Hello Friends,
With a New Year and my earlier commitments. Below is the way to configure Search Service 2013 in Scale...

I’m a SQL Server MVP!

I have been working with SQL Server for the past 17 years, and in the past few years I have...

Discussing Security with Boris Hristov on SQLHangout #29

Over the years I’ve done a number of posts on various aspects of security. In fact the first thing I...

David Postlethwaite - Exciting news.

By David Postlethwaite

I have been chosen to speak at SQL Saturday in Vienna, Austria  on 28th February.
The organisers have just...

T-SQL Random Numbers using RAND() for Test Data

T-SQL Random Numbers using RAND()
SQL Server includes the T-SQL RAND() function to create a random value between 0 and 1...

2014 Year In Review

As is our want, we must look back over the past year to see what happened. While I normally focus...

A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

I have dedicated much more time to reading in the past 6 weeks (Since the beginning of December 2014), and...