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Author: Derik Hammer
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Let your burdens drive you forward
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A few nights ago my wife and I were talking over dinner. We were discussing her co-worker’s behaviors regarding stress and deadlines. For the…
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ApexSQL’s Response to the Community
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The end of last year I did a review on ApexSQL Restore, a tool used to attach SQL Server native backup files to a…
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Query Cached Execution Plans
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Often I need to examine an execution plan from a production server. Just as often, I can’t re-run the stored procedure in that environment.…
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SQL Saturday #320 Raleigh in Review
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This past Saturday, September 6th, I had the privilege of attending SQL Saturday #320, in Raleigh, NC. It was a great day. The highlight of…
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Ramping up for SQLSaturday #320 – Raleigh, NC
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In just a couple of hours I will be driving down to Raleigh for tomorrow’s SQLSaturday #320. It looks like a great line up…
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Configuring PowerShell Remoting with Group Policy
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Last week I promised a post on enabling PowerShell Remoting when we discussed automating service account password updates. So, let’s break down the two…
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Automate Service Account Password Changes with Powershell
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I am a believer that regular rotation of passwords is an important security measure. I worked at an organization that, when they were small,…
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Scripting Objects with PowerShell
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The ability to script out the definitions of objects is valuable to any DBA. Most of us are intimately familiar with SQL Server Management…
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You must just have the touch
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Over the years, I’ve found my professional maturity to be a growing entity. One piece of evidence of this is how I react to being the…
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Product Key Failure
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Today I had an odd experience with installing Windows Server 2012 R2. I downloaded the ISO from the MSDN subscriber’s downloads. Then I got…