OK, I'm a little confused by how the question is phrased. It sounds like you & the security team are hesitant to use Windows Authentication? Don't be. Use it. It's...

Overall, SQL Sever 2019 is a radically improved product over, pretty much all of them. Just using Query Store as an example, it was great in 2016 and I fell...

I agree with Johan, 2019 would be the way to go.

Just understand one thing though, going from 2008/R2/2012, you are hopping a bit of a gap at SQL Server 2014....

I've no idea what Brent had to say. Great guy, but he wasn't on the board or directly involved. I've no idea what cloud stuff is being referenced. No "cloud...

Yeah. You could. The search results will stay in one window and you can open the queries in another. However, this is the slow, tedious, error prone way to get...

And when those I/O operations take that long, the problem is not inside SQL Server. It's outside. The OS, disk controllers, network, switches, hubs, or the disks themselves. That's why...

This. So very much, this.

Redgate has a free tool that can assist you searching inside your...

We are working out our plans, and that includes what to do with pass.org. Nothing to report at the moment, but please, keep the feedback coming.

What would you want to...

No plans in any direction that I'm immediately aware of regarding naming anything. More to come on that. As to the technology, again, no plans just yet, but I'd put...

The rough plan at Redgate is, get all the PASS material out there, ASAP, and all of it for free. Now, devil is in the details, as always. But that's...

John, I still haven't presented a session anywhere in WV. Just sayin'.

Thanks for the feedback. Nothing personally to add here. Just letting you know that someone is reading this stuff.

Personally, I want to bring back the in-person events.

However, I suspect that Ed is correct. It's not really a question of organizing one, or being legal within your locality. The...

I like all these ideas, especially William's.

Keep 'em coming.

Nope. No code. Just the brand stuff.