What does SQL encrypt by default?

For the purposes of this, we’re ignoring SQL Server 7.0 and below. Out of the box, SQL Server will encrypt some things by default to protect you and your data.  Out of the box, SQL Server will encrypt the passwords which are sent up from the client to the SQL Server.  This will keep the…

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Be sure to thank the sponsors

Conferences, no matter the size all have one thing in common, they all require the same thing to run from Breakfast until Dinner for the day (or multiple days) that the event runs. That thing they need to run on is cash. The less expensive the event is to the attendee, the more the team…

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Resources from Philly Code Camp Precon

I did a precon at Philly Dot Net’s Code Camp, and I promised that I would share the resources I talked about during the event. I’d like to thank everyone who attended the audience was attentive and had lots of great questions. So anyway here goes in terms of resources that we talked about during […]

Being critical without being a crank

Tweets, facebook posts and blog posts can be powerfull things.  The have the ability to sway peoples opinions of others, to drive people to buy software, to sell stock, and to make bad decissions. Posting cranky posts just to get clicks views and retweets does nothing useful but show that all you care about is…

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Seattle for Summit 5×5: No. 5

The final post of my little series of fives for Seattle and PASS Summit finally focuses on the conference itself. This list is for five sessions/events that I think should be on your list to check out this week while at Summit. A couple of these will be difficult to get into, because they will […]