Tracing Introduction
SQL Server tracing is essential for troubleshooting performance issues, yet it can put loads on your server that would cause...
2013-06-16
1,061 reads
Blog Posts
Shifting of the Tides and my Career
Watching my career progression over the last year, an outside observer would think that I’m playing career path hop-scotch, or...
2013-06-15
544 reads
Colorado SQL Events : June 2013
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2013-06-14
882 reads
Few thoughts and updates
Few of my regular readers may have noticed I am not actively blogging @ SSC at frequent interval.
There is a reason behind...
2013-06-14
1,168 reads
Improving performance by using SET STATISTICS IO
When I started using SQL Server the company I was working for at the time had no skill in this...
2013-06-14
2,855 reads
Presentation Slides for Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture
Thanks to everyone who attended my session “Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture” for Pragmatic Works. There were over 500 attendees! The abstract...
2013-06-14
1,261 reads
Reblog: June 7 to June 13
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-06-14
873 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #43 – Plan Operators
This month’s TSQL-Tuesday is hosted by Rob Farley (blog | twitter), who became a Microsoft Certified Master this past December (congrats!)....
2013-06-14 (first published: 2013-06-11)
2,160 reads
Best practice recommendations for writing Dynamic SQL
Note this is not “Best Practices when USING Dynamic SQL”. These are just good habits I’ve come up with over...
2013-06-13 (first published: 2013-06-12)
5,586 reads
Book Review: Instant Creating Data Models with PowerPivot How-to
I recently had the opportunity to review a pre-published copy of the “Instant” series book “Creating Data Models with PowerPivot...
2013-06-13
591 reads
Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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