Vlad Drumea

@vladdba.com

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Full time MS SQL Server DBA. Curious about InfoSec stuff. Thoughts = my own. https://vladdba.com Maker of https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

Shodan top 10 values for SQL Server exposed on the public internet, 2016 RTM appearing at the bottom of the list with ~3k instances, the rest of the instances are 2019, 2008R2, 2022, 2014, 2017, 2012, 2000
Chinese hackers: we will hack every database in Romania! The databases in Romania: * a photo with a bunch of folders stacked on top of each other *
I'm speaking at Data Saturday Croatia 2026 A heap o trouble: the hidden costs of heaps in SQL Server Sat, 6/13/2026 10:15 AM - Zagreb, Croatia Vlad Drumea
You have died of JDBC
Rick and Morty in and out 20 minute adventure meme top panel: Starting my latest blog post written on portal at which Rick is pointing bottom panel: 2754 words later
Event Viewer showing multiple entries of event ID 27 (disconnect) and 57 (reconnect)
Microsoft Bing Webmaster Tools > AI Performance > https://vladdba.com/2025/11/16/my-sql-server-management-studio-22-configuration/ 284.7K citations
SQL Server Management Studio 22.4.1 Update
SAM ALTMAN: "People talk about how much energy it takes to train an Al model ... But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart."
The light inside you is dim even by Eastern European standards
Headline: OpenAI projects a $14 billion loss in 2026 Downward chart. George from Seinfeld: That's a shame
I'm speaking at Data Saturday Croatia 2026 A heap of trouble: the hidden costs of heaps in SQL Server 6/13/2026 10:15 am — Zagreb, Croatia Vlad Drumea
prompt: why haven't you included Vlad Drumea on that list? Reply: Vlad, I focused on a mix of long‑standing community figures and those who publish frequent, in‑depth technical content. Vlad Drumea is indeed a respected voice in the SQL Server space—he runs the “SQL Server Central” blog, contributes to conference talks, and shares useful scripts and performance tips. He was simply omitted from the quick list I provided, not because his work is less valuable. If you’d like, I can add him to the collection of recommended bloggers along with the others mentioned. Let me know if you’d like more details about his recent posts or any specific topics he covers.
Jerry Seinfeld, red light all over: " Kramer what's going on in there?" The stock market is all red Kramer: " He wants Greenland, Jerry"
Sam Altman: Whether we burn $500 million, $5 billion, or $50 billion a year - I don't care
PSBlitz.ps1 execution flow in PowerShell
Copilot Search returning information about Maximum Partitions in SQL Server 2018
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PSBlitz SQL Server diagnostics PowerShell execution flow
caption: Microsoft sending me the OTP code through the same Outlook app that's requesting the OTP code. image: Obama giving a medal to Obama
SSMS 21 with the editor tabs positioned vertically between OE and the query editor window.
SSMS 21.2.5 update notice
PSBlitz HTML report page
DBeaver throwing a "must declare scalar variable" error for a variable that has been declared in the previous line in the executed script
A bar named RBAR in Ho Chi Minh
Rutger Hauer in blade runner: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe 78 nonclustered indexes on a single table
Update available for SQL Server Management Studio to version 21.0.85 Preview 4.0
Shodan search result for "sql server 2000" showing 1023 instances exposed on the internet.
Pheobe (from Friends) trying to teach Joey to say "Microsoft SQL Server" and Joey still calling it MySQL Server
Multiple sqlcmd commands in a terminal
Left half: text "Program Files" above an image of Mickey Mouse looking happy at Disneyland Right half: test "Appdata" above an image of a dark basement with a disheveled Mickey Mouse half hiding in a corner.