Smart As A Bear?
I got this at Hobby Lobby for $7 on sale, it’s about the width of a license plate and a...
2014-05-14
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SQLAndy
Warrant Canaries & Transparency
I recently ran across the warrant canary FAQ from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The concept is simple – put up...
2014-05-14
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Announcing the 2014 SQLSaturday Orlando Seminars
On September 25, 2014 we’re pleased to have David Pless presenting an all day seminar on Enterprise Management and Monitoring...
2014-05-13
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Verizon PCI and Data Breach Investigation Reports
If you deal with security and especially credit cards it’s worth spending an hour or two to read the 2014...
2014-05-13
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Writing Another Question of the Day
The most recent one I wrote was a “question from error message” pattern. An experienced DBA should get it easily,...
2014-05-12
355 reads
Notes From SQLSaturday #298
The trip didn’t start smoothly for this one. Wed night I was really sick with some kind of stomach flu....
2014-05-12
427 reads
Off to Jacksonville for SQLSaturday #298
I’m looking forward to returning to Jacksonville after missing a year (or two?) to speak at SQLSaturday #298. I’m driving...
2014-05-09
338 reads
Speaking at MagicPASS on May 28, 2014
If you’re wondering who the mystery speaker is – it’s me! I’ll be doing two presentations at Magic Pass on May...
2014-05-08
339 reads
Another User Has Locked My File!
I had an SSIS package fail in a script task this morning. As part of the why process I opened...
2014-05-07
346 reads
Datatypes In Your Mind–Question Of The Day
My latest question Datatypes In Your Mind is live today and it’s generated quite the discussion. I wrote here about...
2014-05-06
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Blogs
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...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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