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.

Why I’m Changing to MySQLAndy

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

From time to time we all have to examine our path and decide if we need to make adjustments. Looking...

2017-04-01

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Notes from the March 2017 MagicPASS Meeting

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I was a last minute volunteer to speak at the March meeting and used it as a chance to talk...

2017-03-31

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Applying SQL Service Pack on Encrypted Drives

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I have a server that uses a third party disk encryption product. It’s configured so that the SQL service account...

2017-03-30

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SSMS – Not a Valid Value for Property Width

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I’ve had this happen a couple of times with a recent build of SSMS. Something went wrong – resolution change maybe...

2017-03-29

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Orlando Code Camp 2017

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I’ll be attending and speaking at Orlando Code Camp on April 8th. Come by and say hello if you’re attending,...

2017-03-27

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Reading the January 2017 PASS Minutes

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I’ve been catching up on stuff this week, including reading the January 2017 minutes. It was in-person meeting so a...

2017-03-27

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Reviewing the PASS 2017 Budget

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I did a quick review of the 2017 PASS Budget. It’s not a page turner, but it has a lot...

2017-03-27

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A Note on Configuring HP SSD’s

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Sharing this without a supporting link, might help someone. During a recent move from SAN to local SSD the storage...

2017-03-24

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The PASS Executive Committee

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I was just reading The PASS Board Guidance Policy . Overall a reasonable document and absolutely worth reading if you’re thinking about...

2017-03-22

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Thinking about Chapters (aka Groups)

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I think it was 2003 or 2004 when someone from PASS came to Orlando and helped start what became OPASS....

2017-03-11

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Blogs

Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant

A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...

My 2024 in Data: Music

This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...

A New Word: Suente

suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...

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Forums

String Variable and sp_executesql

I am not understanding why this command completes "successfully" and it seems correct to...

printing complete path

get-ChildItem C:\ -recurse -erroraction silentlycontinue | sort length -descending | select -first 10 FullName,length...

adding dtc to my pkg

Hi below i show the control flow of my pkg. I'd like to enlist...

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Question of the Day

Superseded Indexes

Which of these indexes is superseded by another?

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