Headed up to SQL Saturday – Chicago for another SQL Saturday. I will focus on the differences between character data types, working with implicit vs. explicit conversions and using conversion functions. I have my schedule built out for all the sessions I want to attend. I’ve been wanting to see some…
If you are in any way responsible with information systems that touch the web, this course will give you an in-depth look at the top 5 risks you should be aware of and how to combat them. I personally was really interested in the SQL Injection section.
Here is a great blog post by Thomas Maurer on replacing your basic networking commands with PowerShell. He mentions that after working with Microsoft Azure, Nano Server and Containers, Powershell together with networking becomes more and more important. He created this little cheat sheet so it becomes easier for people…
Join Data Driven virtual event to hear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella share why data is so critical in our world today, how customers are embracing data to drive innovation, and why SQL Server 2016 has become the industry leader. http://msft.it/6183BbVdW
SQL Saturday – Indianapolis is now live. SQL Saturday is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will be held on August 13, 2016 at Indiana Wesleyan University North, 3777 Priority Way South Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240, United States
Last year (2015) was a big year for Azure Security. Microsoft released a number of new security capabilities such as Azure Disk Encryption, Azure Key Vault, SQL Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and Column Level Encryption (CLE), Storage Client-side Encryption, and more. On the product/service side we introduced the public preview…
Use the Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor to gather real-time data to better understand current client usage patterns, and to plan for future work. Administrators can view details on server resource utilization as reported through server-side tracing. This tool works with Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016. The tool is provided…
Azure Stack extends the Azure vision by bringing the cloud model of computing to every datacenter. Azure Stack is a new hybrid cloud platform product that enables organizations to deliver Azure services from their own datacenter in a way that is consistent with Azure. To see a short video by Jeffrey…
Wait a minute… How could I have a week of favorite performance tuning resources without including one of my favorites. That’s right we are visiting SQL Skills again for this excellent Beginner’s Guide to Performance Tuning using Wait Statistics written by Jonathan Kehayias and Erin Stellato.
Wrapping up my week of Query Optimization page recommendations and while SQLity.NET does have a lot of information on Query Optimization, it is an older series that they ran on Wednesdays about How SQL Server Stores Data that I am recommending today. This series really digs deep into the world of Data Storage…