SQL Confessions

I had a brainstorm of an idea for a group of articles on my blog a couple of weeks ago and am finally getting around to putting it together....

SSIS Job Execution

While working on a process to refresh the QA environment (data purge, reload data and reapply changes made over time...

SSIS Job Execution

While working on a process to refresh the QA environment (data purge, reload data and reapply changes made over time as parts of release cycles), I ran into self-imposed...

Wait Stats resources

Today I was out and about looking for past roundups on TSQLTuesday.  While doing that, I came across a post...

Wait Stats resources

Today I was out and about looking for past roundups on TSQLTuesday.  While doing that, I came across a post from Paul Randal (Blog | Twitter) about wait stats.  The...

Bundle of Joy

After baking for 9 months, our bouncing baby girl has finally arrived.  She arrived Thursday Dec 2, 2010 at 8:28...

Bundle of Joy

After baking for 9 months, our bouncing baby girl has finally arrived.  She arrived Thursday Dec 2, 2010 at 8:28 AM (PST).  There were no complications and the delivery...

December 2010 SSSOLV Reminder

Here is a quick reminder and a repost of the announcement from last week.

This month we will be broadcasting the...

December 2010 SSSOLV Reminder

Here is a quick reminder and a repost of the announcement from last week. This month we will be broadcasting the meeting once again.  This month the technology bug...

December 2010 S3OLV Meeting

It is amazing how the months just seem to fly by these days.  I probably say that every month.  It...