The Public Speaking Roadmap

So you look around, and all the cool kids are speaking at SQL Saturdays and PASS Summit and the like....

A Note on Configuring HP SSD’s

Sharing this without a supporting link, might help someone. During a recent move from SAN to local SSD the storage...

Answer to “Could not locate file ‘xxx_Log’ for database ‘xxx’ in sys.database_files”

This blog post is a form of resolution to the issue of not being able to shrink a transaction log...

Is Your Data Open to Abuse? T-SQL Tuesday

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly event where SQL Server bloggers write a post based on a subject chosen by the...

The $650 SQL Saturday

SQL Saturday #596 – Denver BI Edition was held on Feb 25, 2017. In keeping with my idea for a slimmer...

TSQLTuesday.com – Quick WordPress Setup in Azure

When I agreed to host the T-SQL Tuesday site, I wasn’t sure what to do. I thought about just putting...

Why did my SQL Server database just go offline?

Note: This post contains a video clip where I show quirky behaviour of the scripted offline task. Personally I rarely...

An Introduction to Conatiners and Docker: Switch to Windows Containers

This is Chris Gibson's second post. This post follows on from his first post called: An Introduction to Containers and...

Illustration of an example availability monitoring service Using PowerShell and SQL

This article discusses a simple solution of how to monitor SQL service availability across multiple servers and reporting. To build...

Run a Job on SQL Azure (Using SSIS Package)

Requirements: A valid azure account, Local Instance of SQL Server (>= 2012), SQL Server Data Tools, Excel 2007 or above

Scenario: Dump...