Midlands PASS – Next Meeting and Summit Discount Code
Midlands PASS is an official PASS chapter located in Columbia, SC, USA. Here’s an update about our schedule, as well as the PASS discount code. No May or June...
2019-05-06
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Brian Kelley
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Webcast: Auditing SQL Server from the Ground Up
I’m giving another webcast through MSSQLTips.com. This one is on May 9, 2019, at 3 PM EDT. It’s called Auditing SQL Server from the Ground Up. You can register...
2019-05-01
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CISA Accredited Trainer!
My certification came in! I’m now accredited to provide training for the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification. It’s not the Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) accreditation I once had...
2019-04-23
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ISACA Individual Chapter CISA Trainer Accreditation
ISACA is the professional organization for security, audit, and assurance professionals. There are local chapters, just like with PASS. Here in South Carolina we have the South Carolina Midlands...
2019-04-05
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Speaking Again at the Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference
I’ve once again been selected to speak at the Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC, this year. I’m on the calendar for Wednesday, speaking again...
2019-04-04
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Midlands #PASS – April 2019 Meeting with Matt Gordon (@sqlatspeed)
Midlands PASS in Columbia, SC will welcome Microsoft Data Platform MVP Matt Gordon on April 2, 2019. Our meet and greet starts at 5:30 PM with the presentation beginning...
2019-03-28
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SheLeadsTech Community
ISACA, which is primarily an Audit and Compliance professional organization, has recently started an initiative with the following purpose:
ISACA’s SheLeadsTech...
2019-03-20
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Midlands #PASS April Meeting with Matt Gordon (@SQLatSpeed)
Midlands PASS in Columbia, SC, will be hosting Matt Gordon (website | twitter) for our next meeting, which is scheduled for...
2019-03-06
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Published in the ISACA Journal!
In my effort to write more regularly, I’ve branched out a bit to write in the audit and compliance space....
2019-03-01
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Friend of Red Gate
I’ve been a champion of Red Gate’s tools for years. Quite simply, they help me get work done quicker. They...
2019-02-25
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis
By Steve Jones
AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management...
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Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers