Changes to PASS Voting Eligibility
There was a blurb in the Connector today about an eligibility change for voting. The “change” is a requirement to...
2014-01-08
385 reads
SQLAndy
Reporting Services Parameter Assumptions
Ran into a new-to-me quirk this week while putting together a couple of reports. I have a summary report (essentially...
2014-01-08
513 reads
Reminder: Orlando Code Camp on March 22, 2014
Ninth annual!
Yes, Orlando Code Camp #9 this year, being held at Seminole State College on March 22, 2014. I’ve submitted...
2014-01-07
358 reads
Picking The Next Cell Phone
Cell phones are incredibly useful tools. Even a bad one is better than not having one, but a bad phone...
2014-01-07
467 reads
Looking Back At the Droid Razr Maxx
It’s been 18 or 19 months since I upgraded from the Droid X to the Maxx. The X was a...
2014-01-06
372 reads
South Alabama Day of .Net
Just received an email from my friend Ryan Duclos announcing the South Alabama Day of .Net in Mobile, Alabama, on...
2014-01-06
341 reads
Throwing Spaghetti At The Wall Isn’t The Worst Plan
I get a lot of email about job opportunities, almost none of which interest me enough to call back about...
2014-01-03
285 reads
Some Thoughts on the Target Breach
Possibly as many as forty million credit cards used at Target were compromised. A staggering breach and a cautionary tale...
2014-01-02
960 reads
Welcome To 2014
A quiet and rainy day here in Orlando today. Not my favorite weather, but good for thinking, mostly about what...
2014-01-02
318 reads
Review of Change to PASS Bylaws
As required, the Board has posted proposed changes to the bylaws for review by the members. The changes are fairly...
2013-12-26
524 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
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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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