Thoughts on SQL Server Certification

This is probably part 1 of a series, but no guarantees.

Why Certify?
I've been working with SQL Server for 10 years...

XML Workshop 25 - Inserting elements and attributes to an XML document

This article from MVP Jacob Sebastian looks at the modify method for changing an XML document.

Leaving a SQL Server DBA Job Gracefully

You’re leaving your current employer for a new opportunity and want to make the move as smooth as possible. You don’t want to burn your bridges and want to make sure that everything you’ve left behind can be managed by the people you’ve left behind or the DBA who is replacing you. So, you’ve done your handover documentation and trained up the new guy. You definitely don’t want to be that DBA who is cursed the week after they leave when their network account is disabled and a bunch of stuff ‘breaks’.

Scripting database objects in SQL Server 2008

In this article, we would go through the
steps to script the objects in a database using SQL Server 2008....

An Urgent Ad Hoc Report

In this new article, Yakov Shlafman shows us how he wrote a quick ad hoc report of expenses so that he could leave on time one day.

Finding Date Ranges for Calculating Statistics

Finding Date Ranges for Calculating StatisticsI received the following question from a fellow DBA:
I need your input to derive the...

SQL Saturday #41 - Register and Call for Speakers

If you'll be near Atlanta on Apr 24, 2010, come to SQL Saturday #41. If you are at all interested in speaking, submit a session.

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming - Sample Chapter

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming Master the increasingly complex feature set of the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server with the information in Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming. Review the new features of SQL Server that will be of interest to you as an experienced developer and move on to more detailed, practical […]

T-SQL: Why “It Depends”

Why does everyone use "it depends" as an answer to many T-SQL questions? Bob Hovious brings us a short example of how performance can change based on data loads for the same code.

An overview of Master Data Services - MDS in SQL Server 2008 R2

With Master Data Services, IT organizations can centrally manage critical data assets companywide.