HDInsight and Buggy Whips
I sat the through the big announcements at the 2011 PASS Summit about the partnership between Microsoft and Hadoop. I...
2012-11-16
1,209 reads
The Scary DBA
Remote Desktop and Surface
The Windows RT operating system is not the same as Windows. After all the talk about the upcoming OS and...
2012-11-14
2,367 reads
Surface Problems With Azure
I’ve been posting about the Surface over the last couple of weeks and I’ve tried really hard to be positive...
2012-11-12
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Purpose of the Surface RT
I’m a little over two weeks with the Surface at this point. I’ve been travelling all of that time, so...
2012-11-11
1,469 reads
Using the Surface
I’m attempting to push this thing. I want it to be a production device, not just a consumption device. Frankly,...
2012-11-09
865 reads
PASS Summit Day 3: Dr. David Dewitt
Two quick points, I’m putting this blog together using the Surface.. ooh… and this isn’t a keynote, but a spotlight...
2012-11-09
1,444 reads
PASS Summit 2012 Day 2: Keynote
Welcome to Day 2 of the PASS Summit!
It’s been a very exciting event so far. Today I’m presenting two sessions,...
2012-11-08
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PASS Summit 2012 Day 2: KILT DAY!
Welcome to the fourth Kilt Day at the SQL PASS Summit. It might be a little silly, but it’s fun....
2012-11-08
1,326 reads
PASS Summit 2012 Day 1
We’re off and running here at the PASS Summit.
New this year is live streaming all day.
Bill Graziano is introducing the...
2012-11-07
927 reads
PASS Summit 2012: Day -3
The Summit proper starts on Wednesday, but the Summit starts at registration. I left a little early from work setting...
2012-11-05
988 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
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...
Forums
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
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Question of the Day
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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