The PASS Summit 2012 schedule has been released, and I’m proud to announce that I’ve been selected to present a regular session during this event.

The session that I’m presenting is:

Table Variables and Temporary Tables: What you NEED to know!

Almost all SQL developers are familiar with table variables… Read more

Lately, I’ve been asked by several folks about the interview questions that I use when I interview candidates for SQL positions. I have the interview process broken down into three processes:

Part 1: Phone screening questions.

I really like the questions that Grant Fritchey has on his blog. To… Read more

ORM tools. They’re great. They’re evil.

In the right hands, used the proper way, they can be a very powerful, very efficient, Rapid Application Development tool. It’s all about how the ORM tool is used – if it is abused or misunderstood, then very bad things will happen.

The biggest… Read more