Andy Warren

I'm Andy Warren, currently a SQL Server trainer with End to End Training. Over the past few years I've been a developer, DBA, and IT Director. I was one of the original founders of SQLServerCentral.com and helped grow that community from zero to about 300k members before deciding to move on to other ventures.

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Thoughts on Advent of Code

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Over the past couple of days I’ve posted several times about the Advent of Code Contest and worked my way through...

2015-12-24

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Advent of Code #2

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

This one gives you a 1000 rows of package dimensions. You calculate the surface area needed for wrapping paper, plus...

2015-12-23

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Advent of Code #3 – Part 1

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Part 1 isn’t bad. Parse a string that has direction indicators and track each location you stop at. I’m trying...

2015-12-23

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Advent of Code #3 – Part 2

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Adding to my solution for #3 part 2, I finally got it, but I paid the price for not adding...

2015-12-23

687 reads

$10 to Support Wikipedia Too

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I just donated $10 to Wikipedia. I use it and find it useful, so I don’t mind contributing so that...

2015-12-22

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Immunizations – Not Just for Kids

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

It’s the ‘get your flu shot’ time of the year, which is also a good time to review your immunizations....

2015-12-22

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Running as SysAdmin

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. We still have many applications runnning under sysadmin accounts, often "sa". Why do people do this? Andy has a few thoughts on the subject.