SQL University - Capacity Planning Week

I am honored to be a guest lecturer this week for SQL University. There have been some amazing professors helping...

Thinking Time

It's important to have time to think, but quite often we don't find the time. Steve Jones comments on how he's learned just how valuable this can be.

ROWE

ROWE stands for a Results Oriented Work Environment. This Friday Steve Jones asks if you'd like to work in one.

SQL Source Control Webinar

One of the new products that Red Gate Software has released recently is SQL Source Control. I saw a demo...

Syndication on SQLServerCentral

I have a few people ask about this recently, so I thought I’d blog about it, and maybe get an...

Auditing Foundation

Self-Service vs. Managed BI

Is self service BI a good idea? Some people think so, others don't. Steve Jones talks about one of the issues and why it might actually not be a problem.

SQL Saturday Advice - Work with Sponsors

The hardest thing, I think, for most new organizers of a SQL Saturday is the fundraising. A few years ago...

It’s the Platform

I keep seeing lots of debate about Android v the iPhone 4. I have friends talking about how cool Windows...

The Sequence Table - Inline Assignment and Update

One thing I learned years ago in C programming was the elegance of using operators and simplifying expressions. This sometimes...