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  • T-SQL Tuesday #104: Code I Would Hate To Live Without

    Jul 10, 2018 · 2 min read  ·
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    Today's blog post is part of T-SQL Tuesday. T-SQL Tuesday is the brainchild of Adam Machanic. It is a monthly blog party on the second Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome to participate. This month’s T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by my buddy and YouTube star Bert Wagner (blog | twitter), is all about the SQL Server …


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  • my first open source project

    Jun 12, 2018 · 3 min read  ·
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    I was first introduced to open-source on IRC back in 1996. I joined the #toriamos channel on undernet, which was managed by an eggdrop bot named [iCKy]. [iCKy] was an open-source TCL and C-based program that did cool stuff for us, like auto-ban users if they were flooding the channel. There was even a party line that …


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  • My very first web site, resurrected in all its 90's glory

    Jun 7, 2018 · 2 min read  ·
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    Well, if it wasn't my very first, it is close enough. Back in 1997, I was taking a computer class at a non-progressive college in Northwest Louisiana. Most of the tech classes still teaching Fortran and the faculty pushed back hard when I asked if we could work with more modern technology. I was disappointed with my …


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  • Remove SQL Server Management Studio / SSMS 2016

    Apr 28, 2018 · 2 min read  ·
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    Although I've been using SSMS 2017 on my demo machine for a while, I kept SSMS 2016 on my primary workstation until today. I've been unsure of the new look of SSMS 2017, but now that I've fallen in love with the way it handles XEvents, I decided to make the switch. Whaatup! That's super handy. Unfortunately, you can't …


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  • TSQL2SDAY #101: Essential SQL Server Tools

    Apr 10, 2018 · 4 min read  ·
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    Today's blog post is part of T-SQL Tuesday. T-SQL Tuesday is the brainchild of Adam Machanic. It is a monthly blog party on the second Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome to participate. This month’s T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by my buddy Jens Vestergaard (blog | twitter), is all about the SQL Server tools I use and …


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  • Why

    Feb 12, 2018 · 2 min read  ·
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    This month Andy Leonard (b/t) wants to know why we do what we do. Matthew Broderick When I was a kid, I watched War Games and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and immediately wanted to hack. I actually got in trouble for calling Sarah McLachlan's record label's BBS to try to hack. I had no idea it was a Canadian number! They …


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  • Tips on Speaking

    Feb 11, 2018 · 5 min read  ·
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    I've been seeing quite a bit of posts about speaking mentorships and I wanted to share a few speaking tips I recently gave to my buddy Garry Bargsley who will be speaking about dbatools at SQL Saturday Phoenix 2018. The first time I ever spoke in front of a live audience was in Antwerp, Belgium for SQL Server Days …


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  • SSH Tunneling for Windows: Protecting RDP using Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

    Dec 3, 2017 · 4 min read  ·
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    NOTE: If you're not yet using Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, please follow this article instead. The recent OS X High Sierra iamroot vulnerability reminded me just how many people don't secure their remote desktop connections. While Windows Remote Desktop is more secure than VNC, neither RDP, ADP nor VNC should be …


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  • SSH Tunneling for Windows People: Protecting Remote Desktop

    Dec 2, 2017 · 5 min read  ·
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    NOTE: If you're using Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, please follow this article instead. The recent OS X High Sierra iamroot vulnerability reminded me just how many people don't secure their remote desktop connections. While Windows Remote Desktop is more secure than VNC, neither RDP, ADP nor VNC should be directly …


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  • TSQL Tuesday #96: Folks Who Have Made a Difference

    Nov 14, 2017 · 5 min read  ·
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    Today's blog post is part of T-SQL Tuesday. T-SQL Tuesday is the brainchild of Adam Machanic. It is a monthly blog party on the second Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome to participate. This month’s T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by Ewald Cress‏ (blog | twitter), is all about people who have made a difference in our …


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Chrissy LeMaire

SQL & PowerShell MVP. GitHub Star. Creator of dbatools. Need to oil my knees.

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