Do You Use Projects/Solutions in SSMS?

When SQL Server 2005 was released Microsoft made a major change to the client tools provided with SQL Server, moving...

OPASS December Meeting Recap

This was the first meeting where I really lead most of the meeting.  Andy Warren (@sqlandy) did the networking at...

T-SQL Tuesday #001 – Dates and Times

T-SQL Tuesday was started by Adam Machanic (@AdamMachanic)  on his blog to encourage SQL Bloggers to share their tips and...

Good Programmer = Lazy & Dumb?

Alternative title for programmers using C-derivatives and Java:

Good Programmer == Lazy & Dumb?
I read this blog post, Why Good Programmers Are...

Book Review: Apress Pro SQL Server 2008 Administration

Several months ago I received a copy of the Apress book, Pro SQL Server 2008 Administration (Amazon)by Ken Simmons (@kensimmons),...

Maintaining Security and Performance Using Stored Procedures Part II – Signing

Well, it has been a couple of weeks since my last blog post and over a month since Maintaining Security...

PASS Summit 2009 – Wrap-up – What’s the Value?

I’ve already written four posts (1, 2, 3, 4) that discussed what I did at the Summit, including what I...

PASS Summit Day 3 – Brain on Overload

After the first 2 official days of the Summit the brain is already on overload and then the second part...

Let the Learning Begin

Finally time for the sessions to begin after a day and a half in Seattle being overwhelmed by the people...

PASS Summit Day 2 – What More Can I Learn

I actually slept in on Wednesday until 6am.  This was a change from being wide awake at 4am.  I made...