August 2012 - Posts

• Opinion: Passwords as a concept are completely broken

  One thing you get to do as you get older, or have been around the industry for a long time, is to pontificate. My pet topic today is passwords. I think that they are, as a concept, now completely broken and have been for a long time. We tell users: 1. Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2012 7:02 PM by Greg Low | 8 Comments

• SQL Down Under Show 51 - Guest Conor Cunningham - Now online

  Late last night I got to record an interview with Conor Cunningham. Most people that know Conor have come across him as the product team wizard that knows so much about query processing and optimization in SQL Server. Conor is currently spending quite Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2012 3:13 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments

• SQL Down Under Podcast 50 - Guest Louis Davidson now online

  Hi Folks, I've recorded an interview today with SQL Server MVP Louis Davidson. In it, Louis discusses some of his thoughts on database design and his latest book. You'll find the podcast here: http://www.sqldownunder.com/Resources/Podcast.aspx And you'll Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2012 2:50 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments

• Query Performance Tuning class now has online option

  The query performance tuning class has been a popular class but we've only been running it in local cities. We're now running it in a fully-interactive instructor-led online class, complete with hosted hands-on labs. Later this year it will also be available Read More... Posted Monday, August 13, 2012 5:23 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments