Andy Warren

I started my SQL journey here at SQLServerCentral as one of the founders, helping to build a place to share and learn that continues to thrive under the editorial guidance of my friend Steve Jones. I've done a lot of volunteer work over the years ranging from our local SQL group (oPASS, SQLOrlando) to serving on the Board of Directors of PASS to designing and building the framework of SQLSaturday (which has gone on to produce more than 1000 locally managed events since we started in 2007). These days I manage a DBA team, but over the years I've been a trainer, consultant, contractor, and DBA. I'm rarely present on social media, the best way to contact me is here, LinkedIn, or via email.

More On The Target Breach

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Over the past week there has been information finally coming out about how the Target breach occurred. This write up...

2014-01-24

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Moving WordPress to Windows Azure

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

For the past year or so I’ve hosted this blog at Godaddy using their web hosting service. It took a...

2014-01-24 (first published: 2014-01-21)

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More on Password Managers

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Last week I posted about reviewing passwords and mentioned using a password manager as part of that effort. DaniSQL noted...

2014-01-23

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I No Longer Have Access to My DB and I'm a DBCreator!

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral

Security

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2014-01-23

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Three Hundred!

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Just announced on Friday, SQLSaturday #300 will be held in Kansas City, MO, on September 13, 2014 . Everything about that...

2014-01-21

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Using Outlook.com

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I looked at Outlook.com when it launched and recently revisited. I connected a couple of my personal email accounts to...

2014-01-21

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One More Minute

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Ever say “one more minute” while working on something and then realize 30 minutes have gone by? My daughter has...

2014-01-17

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Picking Your Packaging

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral.com

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Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that asks you how you choose the tools you use to solve a problem.

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2014-01-17

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Schedule Time To Review Your Passwords & Using a Password Manager

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I use a password manager and it currently has more than 150 accounts in it, ranging from my checking account...

2014-01-17 (first published: 2014-01-10)

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Database Collation Is Null

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral

Collation

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2014-01-17

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Blogs

Are you getting value from your reporting?

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The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central

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Git forked

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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server

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Expanding into Print

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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem

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Question of the Day

The String Distance I

In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:

SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')

Assume preview features are enabled.

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