The On-call Demands

This Friday Steve Jones asks about your on-call responsibilities and the load you face from after hours calls. If you're a DBA that doesn't work strictly 9-5 every week, let us know.

SQL Server 2012 Beta Exams

I signed up for a few of the SQL Server 2012 Beta certification exams, and have been going through them...

Treat the Database like Code

Steve Jones reminds us that our databases contain code, and as such, they ought to be under some type of version control.

DateTime Functions

My Little Friend

Today Steve Jones talks about his favorite feature in SSMS 2012 and why everyone should use it.

MDS

Too Many Bricks, Too Much Data

Too much data can be as much of a problem as too little. Today Steve Jones talks about some problems that we have in working with lots of data and how we might address the issues. Those that do well, will succeed in the future.

Skipping April Fools

No April Fool's jokes from SQLServerCentral this year and Steve explains why today.

SQL Saturday #131 – Phoenix Schedule Posted

I got an email today from the SQL Saturday #131 crew with the schedule posted, showing me listed for two...

Which product was purchased the most? T-SQL

Suppose you had a list of product sales and were curious about which one was sold the most? It’s a...