SQLServerCentral Editorial: The Perfect Environment
I write editorials once or twice a month for SQLServerCentral and have fallen out of the habit of mentioning them...
2014-03-28
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SQLAndy
Building the SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan–Part 1
I’ve volunteered to lead the marketing effort for SQLSaturday Orlando this year. Broadly speaking that means drive attendance to the...
2014-03-28
497 reads
Can’t See The Forest For the Logins–Question of the Day
My latest question is live today – Can’t See The Forest For the Logins is worth 2 points if you’re playing...
2014-03-28
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Speaking at OPASS – April 2014
If my blog history is correct the last time I presented at oPASS was January 2012 – that seems like a...
2014-03-26
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The Unusable User–Question Of The Day
My latest question The Unusable User is live today over at SQLServerCentral. It’s a three pointer, how is that for...
2014-03-26
691 reads
Notes From the Orlando Code Camp
Nice to have a SQL track! Looked like it averaged 20-25 attendance per session.Ran smooth, thanks to Esteban Garcia and...
2014-03-24
525 reads
Notes From the March 2014 oPASS Meeting
Rodney Landrum presentingLots of free form demos, very light on slides – nice changeLooked at Power Pivot, Power Query, and Power...
2014-03-24
602 reads
Speaking At SQLSaturday #298 in Jacksonville on May 10, 2014
Got the email confirmation yesterday that I’m on the schedule – looking forward to being back in Jacksonville.
2014-03-24
501 reads
More On Alas Snapshot
Hopefully you had a chance to answer the Alas Poor Snapshot, I Knew Him Well question of the day than...
2014-03-21
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Meetings In Glass Houses
If you’ve followed my writing for a while you’ll know I’m a fan of translucency (transparency) in most things business....
2014-03-20
521 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
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...
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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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