SQL Server Role Membership

How well do you know the security in your SQL instances?  Do you know who has sysadmin level permissions?  SQL...

Epsilon Data Breach and Staying Safe

By now, you may have received an email from one of the larger businesses you've given your email address to...

T-SQL UPPER(): Change an all lowercase string to uppercase

The T-SQL UPPER() command allows you to change a lowercase string to an uppercase string.
For example, it will allow you to change the word...

SqlSaturday #71–Boston Recap: An Upscale Saturday

I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at SQLSaturday #71 – Boston on April 2nd.  Adam Machanic (Blog|Twitter), Mike Walsh (Blog|Twitter), Tom LaRock (Blog|Twitter), Grant Fritchey (Blog|Twitter) and...

Meme Monday: 11 Words or Less

Thomas LaRock (Blog | Twitter) has started a community blog series call Meme Monday.
Here’s my entry:

Community is nice, but displaces work if...

Meme Monday

Replication: It's Not Really As Bad As SQLRockStar Says It Is
(Wondering what the heck this is supposed to be about?...

SqlSaturday #71–Boston Recap: An Upscale Saturday

I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at SQLSaturday #71 – Boston on April 2nd.  Adam Machanic (Blog|Twitter), Mike Walsh...

A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 4

Day 4 of this series is about the upcoming AMD “Bulldozer” family of processors that is due to be released...

#Meme Monday

Use extended events; they work – and make you appear magical.
– “Write a SQL blog post in 11 words or less”...

Meme Monday: 11 Words or Less

Looks like time for another meme, this time from Tom LaRock (Blog | Twitter). He challenged us to write a blog...