More SQL Saturday Precon News(Real-time Dashboards)!!!!

As you read in my earlier post, I am delivering a couple of precons in Tampa, FL and Richmond, VA. ...

Reblog: SSIS Performance Testing

I had to do some performance testing for an MSSQLTips article and I thought I’d share the framework I used in...

SQLKonferenz in Darmstadt: Vorstellung der Security Features von SQL Server 2016 mit dem Leiter des Security-Teams aus Redmond

Azure SQL Database Error

I was on SQL Cruise where I was scheduled to present a session on Azure SQL Database. I recorded all...

DocumentDB Tutorial 2 – Working with Documents

Join Eitan Blumin in the next video of his DocumentDB Tutorials. This time learn how to work with the documents...

Flash sale – Discount for Chicago SQL Saturday Precon – This Afternoon Only

I’m running a flash sale discount for my upcoming Chicago SQL Saturday Precon called ‘SQL Server Infrastructure Tuning for Availability...

Limiting Database Permissions for DLM Dashboard

I was talking with some of our support people recently about permissions on DLM Dashboard. A client was having issues,...

The Easy Phone Restore

This is hardware week for me, with a new phone coming in the mail. This was a warranty replacement for...

and other pointless query rewrites

In a similar vein to last week’s blog post… I heard an interesting comment recently. “Change that Column != 2 to...

Azure SQL Database security

Life we be so much easier if we could just trust everyone, but since we can’t we need solid security...