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Searching Binary Data in SQL Server

Posted on November 1, 2012 by way0utwest

More and more data collected in organizations is in an encoded format, essentially a binary classification of data. These can be images, audio files, video, or even common formats like Word and Excel files. This data contains lots of important … Continue reading →

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Getting Control of Your Instances with Policy Based Management

Posted on November 1, 2012 by way0utwest

Managing lots of database or instances in an efficient manner requires a DBA to find automated ways to ensure their databases are configured correctly. In SQL Server 2008, Policy Based Management (PBM) was introduced to help DBAs implement a framework … Continue reading →

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Database Maintenance Essentials – Resources

Posted on October 1, 2012 by way0utwest

I told people in New York at SQL in the City that I’d post some resources on the blog from my talk. My apologies for not getting it done over the weekend, but during a little downtime in Austin I’m … Continue reading →

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Prepare for When Disaster Strikes

Posted on July 23, 2012 by way0utwest

Abstract: A talk on disasters and what you can do to prepare for them. I look for four types of disasters, and I briefly talk about the immediate response. However we then go back and look at the ways in … Continue reading →

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