Microsoft Most Valuable Professional – Data Platform

Today, I’m proud to announce that I have been named a Microsoft MVP – Data Platform.  This is an exceptional honor...

Presentations & Blogging of 2016 in Review

For the 4th year in a row, I am keeping data on my professional engagements to help the others –

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R and SQL Server 2016

Yesterday, I delivered another session for Singapore SQL PASS Chapter. The session titled "R and SQL Server 2016" was giving...

What Agent Job is Running – Back to Basics

Remember When…
Back in late December of 2015, a challenge of sorts was issued by Tim Ford (twitter) to write a...

Identifying Blocking Chain in SQL Server

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!!
I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. I always try to review my...

2016 – A Year to remember

2016 has undoubtedly been a landmark year in my life. To me it marked my first conscious entry into mid...

Implementing Fuzzy Sets in SQL Server, Part 6: Fuzzy Numbers and Linguistic Modifiers

By Steve Bolton
…………I’ve written several amateur tutorial series on this blog in order to more quickly absorb difficult data mining,...

KPIs in SSRS 2016

Key performance indicators, or KPIs, are at-a-glance metrics for simple insight into the business. These are each designed to provide...

Off topic: The two cycle engine and your career path

I’ve been in technology for twenty years now. I’ve seen hundreds of environments, nearly 300 while employed at Microsoft alone.
One...

Performance-Oriented SQL Server Development – The Scripts

Last Thursday, I delivered my seminar, Performance-Oriented SQL Server Development at the Expert Days conference in Israel.
It was a great experience,...