I’m Not Presenting at PASS Summit 2013
Last week I got the news that none of the four sessions I submitted for this year were accepted. Disappointing...
2013-05-22
675 reads
SQLAndy
Lost Phone, Ring,Glasses,Etc, At the Office
If you work at a company with more than a 100 or so employees you probably get an email every...
2013-05-16
626 reads
From Google Reader to Feedly
I shifted to Reader about a year ago mainly for the ability to access my feeds on multiple devices. I’ll...
2013-05-16
635 reads
Got Any Grapes?
This past weekend we took a mini vacation, along the way my daughter decided to play this song, which is...
2013-05-14
600 reads
Drafting Email You’ll Never Send-Probably
It’s not uncommon to get frustrated about something at work and send out an email blasting whatever person or group...
2013-05-10
706 reads
Books On The Desk
I read quite a bit and it’s rare that I don’t have a book or magazine with me in case...
2013-05-07
677 reads
A SQL Shirt Style For Any Occasion
Recently at work we had a “Hawaiian Shirt Day”, a nice change from the usual business casual. I picked one...
2013-05-06
582 reads
Looking Forward
For the past couple months I’ve been looking forward to a 5 week break, a chance to think about what...
2013-04-30
1,406 reads
Looking Back-Part 2
As I re-read the original Looking Back post I realized I didn’t include anything about the fear part – stepping away...
2013-04-29
1,254 reads
Assorted Links for April 27, 2013
Spend a few minutes reviewing 20 Critical Security Controls. Very interesting stuff. For example, #1 refers to having and maintaining...
2013-04-27
809 reads
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...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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