SQL Rally: Don’t Vote for My Sessions
So I found out on Friday that I am going to be a speaker at the Dallas SQL Rally, which...
2012-02-20
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SQL Server – Powershell Active Directory search
Working with Powershell and Active Directory simplifies some complex tasks for the DBA.
Active Directory is LDAP compliant. This means the...
2012-02-20
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Cartesian/Cross Join
I was once asked in a job interview if I knew what a Cartesian/Cross Join was.
A more interesting question is:...
2012-02-19
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SQL Server Isolation Levels By Example
Isolation levels in SQL Server control the way locking works between transactions.
SQL Server 2008 supports the following isolation levels
Read Uncommitted...
2012-02-18
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SQLMidlands & SQLLunch
Many thanks to all those that turned out to see my presentation on Thursday (16th of Feb) of “Cursors are...
2012-02-18
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How can I configure SQL Server to listen on multiple TCP/IP ports?
Run the SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Server Network Configuration and select the protocols for appropriate instance. Double click...
2012-02-18
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Re-blog – February 10 – February 16
Welcome to the Friday Re-Blog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer readers may...
2012-02-17
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SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Microsoft StreamInsight
Microsoft StreamInsight, first introduced in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, is a way to effectively analyze large amounts of event...
2012-02-17
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Performance VC Feb Meeting
Jes Borland will be speaking for the Performance Virtual Chapter this month. Don’t miss out on this free training. Here...
2012-02-17
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Split Typeperf Output in More Managable Chunks
I really like using typeperf for perfmon counter collection. It allows me to save a collection of counters to monitor and store those readings in a csv file for...
2012-02-17
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Blogs
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
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RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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