PASS Update #42
Our most recent board meeting was in Nashville on Aug 19, 20. We had originally discussed meeting in Seattle/Redmond/Vancouver, but...
2010-08-30
963 reads
SQLAndy
SSC Editorial – What Superhero Would You Be?
This was written for something fun on a Friday, but it’s still interesting for coffee talk anytime – what superhero would...
2010-08-27
617 reads
Furniture Grade PVC – What Will You Make?
Ran across this in my weekly browsing, Formufit sells furniture grade PVC. I think I’m not quite clear on the...
2010-08-27
1,165 reads
Presenting at Jacksonville Code Camp
I’m leaving later today for the not too bad drive to Jacksonville for the sixth annual Code Camp. I’ve got...
2010-08-27
550 reads
Default to Yes
There are a lot of times when the decision matters less than who makes it. A common if simplified example...
2010-08-26
1,025 reads
Book Review: The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency
I picked up The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency $13 @ Amazon) from the library, had been...
2010-08-25
643 reads
Audio Proofreading & Writing Quality
Funny how if take time for longer conversations, ones that ramble, you often learn interesting things that you just wouldn’t...
2010-08-24
1,044 reads
Notes on SQLSaturday #51
We started the event with a speaker/volunteer dinner at the home of Kevin Kline (former PASS President, current MVP,and all...
2010-08-23
659 reads
PASS Update #41 (Elections)
In 2009 we had a contentious election cycle at PASS, and I won’t go through the details again, but because...
2010-08-20
650 reads
I’m Attending SQLSaturday #51 in Nashville
I’ll actually be going up a couple days early for a PASS Board meeting, then shifting to speaker/attendee mode Friday...
2010-08-20
503 reads
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Advice I Like: Knots
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Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
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As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
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On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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