Supporting Wikipedia & Other Organizations
I just sent Wikipedia five bucks. As someone who uses Wikipedia and finds it useful, I’m willing to donate in...
2014-01-01 (first published: 2013-12-26)
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SQLAndy
SQL Server Pro Community Choice Awards
I’m a bit late posting this, but it’s worth a couple minutes to check out the Community Choice awards, might...
2013-12-23
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Google IQ Test
Friday (Dec 20, 2013) the Google Doodle was a crossword puzzle. I was curious so I clicked and yes, it...
2013-12-23
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NFC Tags-Fun, And Maybe Useful at SQLSaturday
Last week I had one of those days when I read something and then heard someone talking about the same...
2013-12-16
898 reads
First Week As The DBA Whitepaper Published
For those that attended the webcast I did last week for Idera the companion whitepaper is now available for download....
2013-12-11
831 reads
Learn To Code
Today I ran through the first tutorial at Code.org. It has 20 very short lessons that use Angry Birds and...
2013-12-11
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Webcast Today: Surviving The First Week As The New DBA
Today at 3 pm EST I’m presenting Surviving The First Week As The New DBA. Some of the topics I’m...
2013-12-05
683 reads
Review: The Abilene Paradox
The Abilene Paradox by Jerry Harvey is not a new book, written in 1988. It’s part of some reading I’m...
2013-11-27
1,322 reads
The World Needs More A/B Testing
Have you ever been told that it’s ok to fail? Did it ever feel like it was really ok to...
2013-11-26
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Review: The Year Without Pants
The Year Without Pants by Scott Berkun is about a former manager/now speaker and writer going to work for WordPress...
2013-11-26
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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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