SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Contained Databases
A problem that has plagued SQL Server for a long time is that a database is not very portable. Sure,...
2012-02-15 (first published: 2012-02-13)
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Battery Life–The Hidden Cost of Keeping a Laptop
I’ve had my Dell E6500 for about 3-1/2 years now. I’ve recently upgraded the original (back when a SSD was...
2012-02-13
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Using Powershell to Deploy Performance Monitor
As good little DBAs, we should be gathering baseline statistics for our database servers. These stats can give us insight...
2012-02-13
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USB/Flash Drive Security
Gone are the days when remote drives were easy to detect because there was some size to them. Nowadays USB...
2012-02-15 (first published: 2012-02-13)
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Blogsy and my iPad
So this is just a short post to test how well I can type and use Blogsy. If it works...
2012-02-13
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See You at SQL Saturday!
I've been asked this question a few times, and Columbia, SC isn't hosting a SQL Saturday this year. Bobby Dimmick...
2012-02-13
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Debugging WP7s Isolated Storage
As part of the Windows Phone SDK you get the IsolatedStorageExplorerTool, this tool allows you to explore and update what...
2012-02-12
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Sharing Profiles
A question came up in a class I was teaching: “How do you share your Powershell profiles across accounts?”
Well, there’s...
2012-02-11
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PASS Chapter Tools–My Wish List
I’m hoping this year will be the year that PASS makes a substantial investment in tools – the online kind – for...
2012-02-11
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How to hide Placeholder in SSRS 2008?
Introduction
For the ones who are working with SSRS, Placeholder is not new for them. So, today I will not go...
2012-02-11
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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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