I'm happy to announce I am running for the PASS Nomination Committee! Please check out my candidate profile. I also have an election page here on my blog with more information which I will be updating frequently. What is the NomCom? Per the Nomination Committee page: The Nomination Committee (NomCom) administers the …

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I'm so happy to be able to contribute to this month's T-SQL Tuesday! Andy Yun picked an excellent topic: default settings. Defaults exist for a reason: in the absence of a user's preference, they represent the option that the application's author(s) believe will generally work the best for the greatest number of …

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I've been to nearly all the SQL Saturday locations in the Midwest at one point or another, but Indy has been one of the very few that's evaded me. (Minnesota, you're next!) I'm very happy to be presenting in The Circle City this year at SQL Saturday Indianapolis on August 8 2015! I'm really looking forward to being …

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My love of collecting data isn't limited to work, I'm just as happy doing it at home. From the typical digital keepsakes such as documents and photos to geekier things like detailed utility records and 10 years of fuel consumption info for my car, I've got quite the little hoard. The usefulness of some of the data I …

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It's getting to be about that time of year again. Bees are buzzing, Summer's nearly here (at least in the northern hemisphere), and PASS Summit 2015 session selections will probably be announced soon. I don't know this for sure; I'm not part of the speaker selection process this year, but based on the dates the …

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It's 10PM*. Do you know who your sysadmin role members are? SQL Server's fixed server roles control incredibly broad permissions across your entire instance. For this reason, membership in these roles should be granted carefully and reviewed often. Fortunately, reviewing role membership is extremely easy, so you can …

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Whether you are working in T-SQL, Oracle, MySQL, C#, or Java, the range of possible values for a signed (positive or negative) 32-bit integer is from or (-2,147,483,648) to or (2,147,483,647). The fact that it's so consistent across so many different platforms (and also against plenty of others I didn't list) means …

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I'm definitely a fan of Wisconsin. I never really developed a taste for beer, but I do love Culver's and cheese curds, so that counts, right? I'm also very happy to be presenting at SQL Saturday #387 in Madison on April 11 2015! I had a blast at SQL Saturday Madison in 2012 and 2013. Last year I missed it, but with …

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As of today the PASS Summit 2015 Call for Speakers is officially open! You can submit your sessions from right now until 9:00 PM Pacific Time on March 15, 2015. If you've had even the slightest desire to speak at PASS Summit, you should be submitting an abstract this year. Here's why: Because right now, you can First …

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Last week it was announced that the PASS Summit 2015 call for speakers will be open from February 18 to March 15. For those who are hoping to present there in October, it's time to start getting those submissions ready! If the past few years are any indicator, this year will see more submissions than ever before, …

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