Webcast Follow-Up: Recognizing the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Workload

Last Monday, I presented a session for Pragmatic WorksTraining on the T’s on the Microsoft’s Parallel Data Warehouse.  In the session,...

Which personal traits should a #SQLPASS Director have?

A lot has been said about what each candidate would like to do and their track record of delivering in...

AdventureWorks2012 Bug on Azure

While I have production databases in Azure, I can’t exactly experiment with them at will. Further, while they mostly have...

Houston Tech Fest 2013

I am traveling (driving) with the family to Houston to present on SSIS 2012 at Houston Tech Fest 2013 at...

I’m Voting for Allen Kinsel

As you can see from the title of this post, I’ve decided on one of the three votes I’ll be...

It’s Election Season

It’s that time of the year again – time to make your voice heard as a PASS member.  The PASS board...

Data Warehouse vs Master Data Managment

Sometimes I see confusion on the difference between a data warehouse (DW) and master data management (MDM).  Below is a...

DBA Myths: You can’t use an alias in a DELETE statement

Recently I wrote about the myth that you can’t use an alias in an UPDATE statement. You can of course,...

Microsoft + Oracle = New opportunity…Windows Azure is a happening place !

Couple of months back(To be specific in June) Microsoft and Oracle announced their partnership to help enterprise customers embrace the...

One Year Later

Wow!  It’s been one year since I launched my blog, and my how things have changed.

Accomplishments Over the Past...