Points or Posts

It's an interesting question that we had come up, and honestly I'm not completely sure what I want. I'll describe...

What Should A DBA Be Doing?

I came across an interesting blog post on jobs, which actually caught me eye after another blog on time spent on various things, many of which are not necessarily important to your business.

Which security modes are supported by Service Broker?

I Am Not In Charge

That is for sure.

We had a development meeting today with my publishing team (meaning I'm on the team, not leading...

The September Energy Update

I think you'll be happy to know that there are interesting people out there. One of my neighbors, maybe a couple miles away, has a windmill that I've watched run regularly as I drove my daughter to school all last year. I finally grabbed their address one day and wrote them a letter, not wanting to just walk up to their door with a list of questions. I waited patiently for a couple weeks and finally got an email.

Time Zone Notes

Correct the time zone (finally!) for your area.

Where is the cube context specified in an...

Development at High Speed

As with any project, despite being fairly pleased with the final product, there were bugs. In fact, quite a few...

Free Training

I heard on Thursday a couple weeks ago that someone who had received a free admission to the PASS conference had cancelled and wasn't able to attend. It was last minute and that pretty much ruled out any chance to have a contest, so I called a friend in Denver who's a DBA and doesn't get much of a budget for training. I offered him the admission and he said he'd let me know Friday.

RSS Everywhere

With the new codebase in place, RSS is pervasive throughout the site. Get a few hints here on how this works.