File/Folder/Share Permissions for DBAs and Database Developers
Every so often I run into a fellow DBA or database developer who isn't crystal clear on how file/folder and...
2009-07-16
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One of these keys is just like the other
I've been tech editing Michael Cole's new book on Encryption in SQL Server, which is due out in August or...
2009-07-16
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Upgrade Your Laptop to Solid State Drive
Saw an announcement in Eweek about this, so went looking and found this review of the Imation SSD Upgrade Kit....
2009-07-15
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Help Me Name My New Blog
I am in the process of creating a new blog, but I am having difficulty coming up with a good...
2009-07-15
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Rant: Updating Application Databases the Right Way
Recently, a fellow DBA showed me a set of documentation on a commercially available product. This is a product people...
2009-07-15
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Off Topic – Why I’m unclebiguns on Twitter
There may be some people wondering why I go by the name @unclebiguns on Twitter. I am basing this on...
2009-07-15
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July OPASS Meeting Recap
Last night I attended, along with about 20 others, the latest and greatest OPASS meeting. I got there early to...
2009-07-15
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Connector Editorial for July 15, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-07-15
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[Off-Topic] Looking Beyond the Technology
I've been quiet as of late, pretty much ever since i went to Bethany Summer Youth Camp (BSYC) as a...
2009-07-15
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2009-07-15
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Building a Support Ticket Triage Report with IIF() and CHOOSE() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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