Rules of Holes #3: A Better Shovel is NOT the Answer!
You stopped digging. You looked around and saw that you were still in the Hole. You needed to get out....
2012-11-14
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Migrating to SQL Server 2012
I had the opportunity to deliver my Migrating to SQL Server 2012 presentation at the PASS 2012 Summit last Friday...
2012-11-14
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Claim Based Authentication || Part 3
Hey Friends,
Back with the topic: Claim Based Authentication. For this topic blogs becomes too large and still feel learning is...
2012-11-14
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SQLBits XI recently announced
When I saw an email from SQLBits announcing SQLBits XI in East Midlands in my inbox this morning, it simply...
2012-11-14
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problem solving: sometimes you need to walk away from a problem to solve it
If anyone is a believer in solving challenges through sheer force of will, it's me. I'm a stubborn man and...
2012-11-14
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SQL PASS Summit 2012 Came and Went – and Changed My Life
I cannot believe how surreal this past SQL PASS Summit was for me. This was the second Summit I have...
2012-11-20 (first published: 2012-11-14)
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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
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SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) and SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse
The SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse and SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse are very high end builds of Microsoft’s...
2012-11-14
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Database Mirroring Performance Counters
This week’s SQL Skills insider email contains a simple but often too true scenario regarding database mirroring. If you haven’t...
2012-11-21 (first published: 2012-11-14)
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SQL Server Virtualisation
SQL Server Virtualisation - Lots of companies and organisations are adopting a virtualisation first approach to the installation of new servers...
2012-11-14
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