DBAs should be on CLOUD 9 - IT Trends

For all the talk and initial fear that the DBA is going the way of the Dodo (pronounced doh-doh) (an...

Finding Mistakes

Ever had that moment where you start getting errors from code that you’ve tested a million times? I had that...

Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) benefits made simple

I have heard people say that the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) is Microsoft’s best kept secret.  So let me give a...

Performance improvements in SQL Server 2014

(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan – you get a weekly email packed with all the...

PowerShell, help me to publish my SSRS reports to SharePoint!

Every time when I heard the word 'PowerShell' it was just like a call to Terra Incognito, you know nothing...

Remaining Vigilant, my contribution to #DBAJumpStart – Part 1

This post is part of the SQL Community Project #DBAJumpStart by John Sansom.
“If you could give a DBA just one...

Reminder: Orlando Code Camp Is This Weekend (March 22, 2014) and It’s Not Just For Developers!

I’ll be attending the Orlando Code Camp this weekend. I know it says “code”, but there is a SQL Server...

Speaking About Unstructured Data at SQL Saturday #287 – Madison

I haven’t been to Wisconsin in a long time. Not since I was a little kid, going to visit family....

Webcast – Small Changes Can Make a World of Difference

This Thursday, 10AM GMT, I will be hosted by Dell’s Richard Douglas (blog|twitter) for a webcast. I will present my...

5 Things a developer should know about databases

Database Normalization

Theoretical versus real-world
There is not a strong need for developers to know the theoretical definition of 1st thru 5th...