A Server Bench
This past weekend I was doing some early Spring cleaning and decided it was time to throw out two old...
2014-01-15
631 reads
SQLAndy
Should You Run For the PASS Board? How Do You Decide?
Here are some of the questions I ask when someone is thinking about running for the Board:
Are you eligible? Read...
2014-01-15
544 reads
Google Buys Nest
I was a bit sad to see that Google bought Nest. I like upstarts that see a problem and solve...
2014-01-14
629 reads
Time to Plan For Running For The PASS Board
I know it’s only January, but if you’re at all considering being a candidate you need to get going now....
2014-01-14
434 reads
Security, Compliance, and SQL Server Webinar on January 29, 2014
My first webinar of the year! I’m joining forces with the GreenSQL and MSSQLTips to present Security, Compliance, and SQL...
2014-01-27 (first published: 2014-01-13)
979 reads
Bradley Ball at MagicPASS on January 15, 2014
First meeting of the year with Bradley Ball presenting Locking, Blocking, Latches, Deadlocks, and Spinlocks. Let them know you’ll be...
2014-01-13
663 reads
The SQLSaturday Wiki–Revisited
I saw a discussion on Twitter yesterday where Kendal Van Dyke referenced the SQLSaturday wiki as a resource, I thought...
2014-01-10
385 reads
Schedule Time To Review Your Passwords & Using a Password Manager
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)
1,805 reads
How To Campaign For the PASS Board
Let’s say you’ve decided to run, good! What do you do next? I’m not going to give you a blueprint...
2014-01-10
391 reads
Two-Factor Authentication
Something you have and something you know – that’s the heart of two-factor, sometimes called multi-factor, authentication. RSA was for years...
2014-01-15 (first published: 2014-01-09)
6,350 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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