Speaking at 24 Hours of PASS

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been selected to present as part of the next 24 Hours of PASS! The...

Stairway to Virtualization Level 2 up at SQL Server Central

Yesterday the next installment of the Stairway to Virtualization series went live on SQL Server Central! This level focuses on...

Test first; Mileage may vary;

I went to a SQL Saturday recently and saw a number of great sessions. If you haven’t been to a...

ASP.NET 5 On OS X : Getting Started

This post is part of a series of posts on ASP.NET 5 the series index can be found here ASP.NET...

Azure Data Lake

At the recent Microsoft Build Developer Conference, Executive Vice President Scott Guthrie announced the Azure Data Lake.  It is a...

Effects of Persisted Columns on Performance

I live for questions. And my favorite questions are the ones where I’m not completely sure of the answer. Those...

Help! My database is stuck in SINGLE_USER mode!

HELP! My database is stuck in single user mode!
I answered this twitter post a while back and figured it would...

How to Find Objects that Contain a Certain String in SQL Server

Let’s say you remember a piece of code you need to optimize or take a look at, but you don’t...

More Notes on the Updated SQLSaturday Web Site

A few things I had sitting in my draft folder:
Privacy policy has not updated since May 2009. I’d like to...

Script and Presentation DAC- Universal Automated SQL Installations

the san francisco sql server user group – may 13 2015
session evaluation
uploading presentation dac and scripts for today’s session….

scripts:
to...