SQL work-vacation, T-2 days (#Workation #PASSSummit)
We are at PASS Summit 2018 in Seattle, and I will write a bit about each day I'm here, just...
2018-11-04
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PASS Summit: Planting Seeds of Knowledge
On the eve of this year’s PASS Summit, I find myself reflecting on my first Summit in 2012. My employer was generous enough to pay for not only Summit...
2018-11-04
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SMO "leaks" SQL login passwords (in memory) and (some) SecureStrings in clear-text
Updated 2018-11-04: Expanded test code, renamed the
title of the post so it's clearer.
SMO (SQL Server Management Objects) are the .NET...
2018-11-03
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How I Work: Data Professionals at Work
It has been a busy year so far. Last March, I did a review, as a Technical Reviewer, for a...
2018-11-02
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Watch: The single question to predict success for DevOps (31 minutes)
What if you could assess the performance level of your team by asking one simple question? In his recent webinar with Redgate, Gene Kim (@realgenekim) suggests that you can....
2018-11-02
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Register for my upcoming session on digital transformation
I’m excited to have a session accepted to GroupBy, a free online conference targeting the Microsoft data platform community. The conference is sponsored by Brent Ozar Unlimited, and sessions...
2018-11-02
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Adding SQL Search to Azure Data Studio
There are a limited number of extensions available for Azure Data Studio (ADS), but one that came out early is...
2018-11-16 (first published: 2018-11-02)
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The No-Election PASS Election
I was disheartened to read the post that shows we have three candidates for three positions this year. Started with...
2018-11-02
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Moving a Google Form Between Google Domains
If you are anything like me, you might have a few different Google accounts that you work with on a...
2018-11-01
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Reading execution plan sql server use of Plan Explorer
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I recently started using this. Since it was licensed earlier, now it’s free. This is an awesome tool for...
2018-11-01
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