Notes on SQLSaturday #13
I drove up on Friday with my friend Kendal Van Dyke. Long drive from Orlando, just over 8 hours. Arrived...
2009-04-27
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Asymmetric Keys in SQL Server
I've been tech editing an encryption book for SQL Server. It's long overdue, and I think it will be a...
2009-04-27
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SQL Quiz 4: Leadership
I'm finally getting around to answering this one originated by Chris Shaw (@SQLShaw), as I was tagged by Jack Corbett...
2009-04-27
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Visiting West Palm Beach SQL Group on April 29, 2009
I'm going to West Palm Beach on Apr 29th to visit Scott Klein and his group. I'll be doing a...
2009-04-26
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Patterns & Practices SIG starting up in Columbia, SC
C# MVP Chris Eargle (@kodefuguru on Twitter), who is also an INETA community champion and president of the Columbia Enterprise...
2009-04-24
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Moving Forward with Nuclear
We use a lot of power in our computing infrastructure. And while I’m mindful of the concerns over safety, environment,...
2009-04-24
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SQL Server Security Basics: Why Would I Use SQL Server Authentication?
The standard best practice answer when it comes to connecting to SQL Server is to use Windows authentication. However, SQL...
2009-04-24
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PASS Summit Sessions Submitted
It's official – I've submitted my abstracts for the 2009 PASS Summit and received my confirmation. Now I wait to see...
2009-04-24
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Book Review: The Speed of Trust
I finally finished up reading the Speed of Trust and have to say I struggled with it. I'm a big...
2009-04-23
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Building Something Fun
A little further off topic than usual today, something not about technology and work for a change. Woodworking is one...
2009-04-23
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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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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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