Jan 29 2009
Using xp_logininfo to Determine Membership in Active Directory Group
Use xp_logininfo when you want to find out what AD logins are members of an AD group assigned rights to securables in a SQL Server instance.
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Dec 22 2008
A Long December
It’s getting harder to remember when there was such a thing as downtime. We used to end our work days and go home to relax. Now we fire up our Professional Persona for the SQLverse and dig in after hours.
Dec 9 2008
SQL Quiz: Toughest Challenges
“What has been your largest challenges that you have faced in your career?” Chris Shaw posted this question on his blog with the call-out to not only answer this question, but also tag two individuals you know for their responses.
Dec 5 2008
PASS 2008 Summit Followup Article for MSSQLTips
I’ve just finished an article outlining high points from the PASS 2008 Community Summit. The article is available at MSSQLTips.com.
Dec 4 2008
What It Means to Be A SQL Server Professional
What does it mean to be a Professional? What is a Professional’s responsibility to the community? Continued knowledge and mentoring are integral.
Dec 4 2008
I am the Dumbest Guy in The Room
Last night was the Friends of Red Gate dinner at the PASS Summit. This was held at Ruth’s Chris Steak House and can be best-described in a simple two word phrase: Porntastic Meatfest. I was personally invited to the Red Gate function as a benefit to being a member of the Friends of Red Gate. Friends of Red Gate are provided full licenses to all Red Gate products. They are influential members of the SQL Server community: Chapter Leaders, Authors, Bloggers, PASS leadership, MVPs, or they are named Tim Ford and must live in mitten-shaped states that start with “M”.
Dec 4 2008
Volunteerism and PASS
Most of you out there in the SQL community are aware that this week in the annual U.S. PASS Summit This year brings us back to Seattle and so far weather has cooperated. However, weather has little bearing when we are at a technical summit such as PASS. PASS is not just a technical summit – it is a user community that happens to present a technical summit, both in the U.S. and in Europe. That is what differentiates us from the SQLConnections, TechEds, and DevTeaches of the world. It also means that PASS relies heavily on its reserve of volunteers …
Dec 1 2008
SQLServerPedia
The official launch of the SQLServerPedia wiki is about to take place. This will happen during the PASS Summit in Seattle the week of November 16th. However there is no better time than the present to spread the word on this new resource for Microsoft SQL Server information and problem-resolution.
