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On the Road Again – SQL Saturday #90

I’m leaving this morning for Oklahoma City for SQL Saturday #90. This is my first time traveling to Oklahoma City...

Create a Log Backup Schedule – #1 Skill You Need

This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for...

Keep Data Forever

Today Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with keeping data around a long time and a new archival medium.

Come Shake My Hand at PASS

Last year Andy Warren thought about trying to help first timer attendees at the PASS Summit with a little networking...

Pop Tarts and Hurricanes

Today Steve Jones talks about the relation between hurricanes and poptarts, and why you should be working on your T-SQL skills.

Computed Columns and CASE

I wrote about computed columns recently, but I didn’t realize that a logical expression could be used here, such as...

Help with testing Denali, SQL Server 11

Earlier this week, Dan Jones, one of the Microsoft employees on the SQL Server team, wrote a blog post asking...

The Talent Crunch

There seems to be no shortage of IT jobs in the US, and Steve Jones reminds us that the shortage is for talented workers, not just workers.

Virtual Security

As more and more companies move to virtualized servers, security should be on their minds. Steve Jones talks about that changes that you should consider.