Thinking on Execution
I read a lot, one the most recent books is The 4 Disciplines of Execution which is, of course, about...
2012-08-31
1,546 reads
SQLAndy
Three Not SQL Blogs To Read
Here are three blogs I’ve been reading recently that are interesting. None about SQL, but you might find some value...
2012-08-31
1,937 reads
Building My Event Bag-Part 4
Back to the list, what should go in this minimalist creation? Here’s what I have so far:
laptop (yes)
charger (yes – buy...
2012-08-31
1,516 reads
Invited to the PASS Summit Blogger Table
Earlier this week I RSVP’d to an invitation to sit again at the bloggers table at the Summit. It was...
2012-08-30
1,529 reads
Misc Links for Aug 29,2012
Sword fighting. A friend sent me this, debunks the movie view we have of sword fighting. I can’t say I...
2012-08-29
1,625 reads
Say Seminar, Not Pre-Con for SQLSaturday
I read a note posted on the OPASS LinkedIn site today about our upcoming SQLSaturday and the two pre-cons by...
2012-08-28
1,024 reads
Re-Using Phone Numbers at the Office
I’ve been with my current client for just over a year and I still get calls for the previous occupant...
2012-08-27
699 reads
Five Applicants for the PASS Board
If you haven’t reviewed the list, head to the PASS Election Page. One incumbent, two appointees, one previous candidate, and...
2012-08-27
568 reads
We Need Our Community Leaders to Share Their Views
My friend Jack Corbett returned to blogging recently and one of his comments was not wanting to be the guy...
2012-08-25
1,145 reads
Auto Tweets from SQLSaturday
I was chatting with PASS community pollinator Karla Landrum recently and she asked me my thoughts on the auto tweets...
2012-08-25
706 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...
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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