Notes on Presenting

As you may know I’m preparing to write my first presentation. I have a great abstract and an outline of...

Putting Your Head in the Clouds 1 – An introduction to Cloud Computing

By David Postlethwaite
Although the concept of Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure have been around for a number of years it...

SQL Server 2016 announced… and it’s gonna rock

In what spare time I’ve had this week, I’ve been watching the news coming out of Microsoft Ignite (formerly Tech...

A Tale of SQL Server Disk Space Trials and Tribulations

#SQLNewBlogger
Details:

System: 5.5GB of RAM, Windows 2008 R2, vmware, 4 cores, SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition. The database currently has the...

Book Review: The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

Earlier this year, my buddy Dan recommended that I read The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.  The recommendation...

How Many SQL Log Files Do You Keep? - WaterOx Consulting

Reading Time: 2 minutesEver have this happen? You (on vacation): I’ll have another piña colada...
The post How Many SQL Log...

Microsoft DataZen Mobile Platform Available to SQL Server Enterprise Customers for Free

Last month Microsoft announced that they had acquired the DataZen mobile BI platform and were adding it to their enterprise...

Microsoft DataZen Mobile Platform Available to SQL Server Enterprise Customers for Free

Last month Microsoft announced that they had acquired the DataZen mobile BI platform and were adding it to their enterprise...

Speaking at Iowa Code Camp on May 9

If you’re in the Iowa City area, come to Iowa Code Camp this weekend! They have a great lineup of speakers, covering...

SQL Server – Changing Ownership for All the User Databases to “sa” Account

Most people prefer to have “sa”  account as the database owner, primary reason being sa login cannot be removed/deleted unlike any...