SQLSaturday #362 – Austin, TX – Let’s Get Weird
I used to spend the 4th of July weekend (or week) in Austin with some buddy’s when we were in...
2015-01-20
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The Smiling DBA
PASS – Connect, Share and Learn
The Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) has a slogan for what they do – CONNECT, SHARE and LEARN. So, what...
2014-12-18
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PASS Summit: Blogger Q&A with Board of Directors Executive Committee
On Thursday, I was invited as a blogger to attend an intimate conversation (Q&A) with the PASS Board of Directors:...
2014-11-07
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PASS Summit 2014
Well, it is that time of year again. The Professional Associations for SQL Server (PASS) annual summit. This year we...
2014-10-29
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Can’t Create A Timeline in Excel on Multidimensional Cube
Excel 2013 - We can’t create a Timeline for this report because it doesn’t have a field formatted as Date.
After getting...
2014-10-15
3,360 reads
PASS got it right
This morning I received an email (really 3 emails) about an extension for voting for the Board of Directors giving...
2014-09-27
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PASS Summit 2014 Announcements
In case you do not receive the PASS connector, here are some announcements for this year’s summit on Nov 3rd...
2014-09-03
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Upcoming PASS Virtual Chapter Webcast (FREE!!!)
As always, there are many free ways to learn more about SQL Server and the Professional Association of SQL Server...
2014-08-08
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PASS Data Arch VC presents SQL Server MVP Grant Fritchey - How to Build a Database Deployment Pipeline
Please come join the Data Architecture VC this Wednesday to get info from MVP Grant about Database Deployment something all...
2014-07-21
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Upcoming Free PASS VC Webcasts
Here is a list of upcoming webcast presented by various PASS Virtual Chapters that are always free. Some are recorded...
2014-07-08
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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...
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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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