Wow!  Can't believe today is the last day of September!  Fall, here we come!  Although Summer is over, Autumn is truly an exciting and good time to be a SQL Server Professional!  So many great events coming up soon, especially the summits of all summits - PASS, the largest SQL Server and… Read more

Game Changer!  Come see SQLInspire NYC for FREE AND take Visual Studio 2010 off Michael Coles’ shelf

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I was recently on a SQLInspire NYC team call with Michael Coles, Andy Leonard, Brian Moran, Melissa Demsak and Matt Velic, discussing the event logistics, when we were talking… Read more

Fortunately, SQLSaturday#85 stands in a class by itself - it's the only SQLSaturday scheduled this upcoming weekend in sunny Orlando, Florida.

Home to Disney World, I'm certain that many folks are taking advantage and making this a super sql saturday vacation for Lunching, Learning, and giving the kids a… Read more

T-SQL Tuesday #22 is history, and I was pleased by the many posts and participants in this month’s September blog party, originally started by our friend SQL MVP Adam Machanic blog|twitter.  He came up with the idea of improving community involvement via blogging where bloggers around… Read more

  is all set for Saturday, November 12, 2011, with only 53 days remaining to this fantastic gathering

of assorted SQL Server, BI and Database professionals and notables, have you registered yet?  If not, better hurry, because registration is capped at 250 lucky attendees, who will benefit from… Read more

We all have been to various training courses throughout our professional career.  Many follow a similar standard curriculum or course outline, such as in Microsoft Training for SQL Server.  The instructors are knowledgeable and well-versed in their Microsoft guided curriculum, and a lot of these courses are either… Read more

Hey, everybody!  Welcome to T-SQL Tuesday #22!  Today's topic is Data Presentation, and the importance of formatting data to the end-user.  Someone I know intimately is hosting today's blog party, and that would be me :-) - (Twitter|Pearlknows and Pearlknows Blog).

Just because I'm hosting, doesn't mean I… Read more

Happy Monday, ALL!  I recently announced that I am hosting an awesome contest this month, sponsored by Safe Peak, that give you the opportunity to share your SQL Server performance experiences with the SQL Community, AND have multiple chances to Win an iPad2.

So, to warm all you up, I decided… Read more

Read on to register for cool events, win an iPad2, be inspired, participate in t-sql tuesday, and more!

It's been an extremely busy and exhausting week for me, and many in the SQL Server Community, even though it was shortened here in the US, by our Labor Day Holiday.  The… Read more

SQL Server Performance – September Story Contest 2011

Want to win yourself an iPad2? Well you can!  Tell your story, 50/50, refer a friend!  No this isn’t “Who wants to be a Millionaire?”, but I’m here to tell you about an exciting new competition that will rock… Read more

Invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #22 – Data Presentation

Whilst I was winding down an eventful day with the family on Labor Day Weekend, here in the US, I looked out the window, and saw the symbol shining in the moonlit sky.  I slid down the pole to the bat-cave… Read more