What's In a PodCast - Part 1

Well, lots of mistakes. Here's a good example of one: Friday Oct 5 mistake.

I decided to go the budget route...

Which is the first version of SQL Server...

If you use the CREATE SUBCUBE statement for...

The PASS 2007 Round Up

A list of articles and comments, including some pictures, from the 2007 PASS Summit in Denver.

The Value of Information

If I have accomplished anything, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.

Estimates - Part 1

I saw a very interesting post about estimating software from Steve McConnell, of Code Complete fame. He compared his estimate...

Half a Million

We crossed the 500,000 member mark last week and we're looking to give away some prizes!

Seamless Upgrade

One of the things mentioned in a keynote at the recent PASS conference was the idea that SQL Server 2008 would be a seamless upgrade. Or maybe I misunderstood and it will seem less like an upgrade 🙂

How many network cards do you need per...

Compliance

The Sarbanes-Oxley act has become a four letter word to many IT people in the US. Thankfully I only had to deal with it for about 9 months before I left to go work on my own, but it was a long 9 months. Especially since I did half the work with JD Edwards and then did it again with Peoplesoft 🙁