You can’t secure your network with spite
I wrote a post a couple weeks ago about not changing port 1433 for security reasons. I received this comment, which is not visible on… Read More »You can’t secure your network with spite
How do I merge a small part of a Git repo into another repo?
At my new day job, one of the things we want to do is migrate a portion of a really large Git repository (over 20GB)… Read More »How do I merge a small part of a Git repo into another repo?
Don’t change your default SQL Server port for security reasons
Since we’re on a recent theme of revising long-held best practices that are not, here’s a timely one for you: Don’t change your default SQL… Read More »Don’t change your default SQL Server port for security reasons
The denial-of-service attack is coming from inside the house
A short post this week. While I was helping some friends recently, we experienced a curious thing where as soon as an application was started… Read More »The denial-of-service attack is coming from inside the house
Checking accessibility in your day-to-day work
Last year I wrote a series of posts about accessibility as it relates to presentations, and one aspect which I didn’t cover is within the… Read More »Checking accessibility in your day-to-day work
Database Projects 101 in Azure Data Studio (Calgary Data User Group)
On Wednesday February 23rd, 2022, the Calgary Data User Group will be hosting our first user group session of the year, featuring Warwick Rudd. The… Read More »Database Projects 101 in Azure Data Studio (Calgary Data User Group)
Don’t optimize for ad hoc workloads as a best practice
(This post was co-authored by Erik Darling.) The more things stay the same, the more they change… No, that’s not a mistake. In fact, it’s… Read More »Don’t optimize for ad hoc workloads as a best practice
Join me in Germany in June
I have been selected to speak at the DataGrillen conference later this year. I will be presenting my session How Does SQL Server Store That Data Type?,… Read More »Join me in Germany in June
A new chapter begins
In 2012 when I originally founded Born SQL, I never imagined I would find myself a five-time recipient of the Microsoft Data Platform MVP award,… Read More »A new chapter begins
SQL Server 2019 on Apple Silicon redux: it actually works
Edited on 12 January 2023: You can run a SQL Server Docker container on Apple M1 and M2 Silicon Last month I wrote a blog post… Read More »SQL Server 2019 on Apple Silicon redux: it actually works
One year later: my look back on the PASS organization
My good friend and talented singer Rob Volk reminded me recently that I had promised to write about my involvement with PASS at the end of… Read More »One year later: my look back on the PASS organization
And that’s a wrap
It’s the final week of 2021, a year that was both twice as long and half the length of 2020. If you can, please make… Read More »And that’s a wrap
On the nature of constant change
Recently my spouse and I travelled to South Africa (yes, I know there’s a pandemic on) to deal with a gloomy family matter that required… Read More »On the nature of constant change
You can’t run SQL Server on Apple Silicon, and it sucks
Edited on 12 January 2023: You can run a SQL Server Docker container on Apple M1 and M2 Silicon Prior to 2017, the only way to… Read More »You can’t run SQL Server on Apple Silicon, and it sucks
Your next step in the cloud
Over the last nine months I’ve presented (virtually) eleven times on a variety of topics relating to SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform. Long-time… Read More »Your next step in the cloud