Cheap But Good KVM Switch
I needed a KVM (keyboard-video-mouse) switch for home to let me switch between two machines, found the Trendnet 2 Port...
2008-04-03
327 reads
SQLAndy
Other Thoughts on Brand Building
Just a link today, but a good one on Building a Powerful Reputation that is a nice follow up to my...
2008-04-02
464 reads
If You Like Books - Look at LibraryThing
I've been following their blog for a while at LibraryThing and so far it looks interesting. The basic premise is...
2008-04-01
260 reads
Schedule Announced for SQLSaturday#3 in Jacksonville
Brian has just posted the schedule of sessions for SQLSaturday #3. I haven't gone through to see how many are...
2008-03-31
1,338 reads
Practices Does Make a Difference When Speaking
As I've mentioned a couple times previously I teach a free 'how to be a speaker' course, mainly to encourage...
2008-03-30
1,378 reads
More Code Per Module = More Bugs, But More Complex Code <> More Bugs?
SDTimes has an article up about Debunking Cyclomatic Complexity that talks about the results of some research that supports what I...
2008-03-28
1,512 reads
More Thoughts on LINQ to SQL
At the recent Orlando Code Camp I had the opportunity to spend a good bit of time discussing LINQ to...
2008-03-26
1,671 reads
Notes About our Raffle of the One Laptop Per Child Laptop at Orlando Code Camp
I've blogged about the OLPC project a couple times already, not as a political statement but just as a fascinating...
2008-03-24
1,367 reads
Orlando Code Code Follow Up
Although attendance was down this year (around 280 attendees) due to it being held Easter weekend, I thought this was...
2008-03-23
1,431 reads
Orlando Code Camp Reminder & A Special Raffle - One Laptop Per Child
Reminder that if you're registered the Orlando Code Camp is tomorrow. If you're registered and plans have changed, please cancel...
2008-03-21
1,595 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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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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