Many speaking engagements!

I have several speaking events coming up, and I would love to see you there!

First of all, I'll be...

Microsoft PivotViewer

Microsoft PivotViewer is a really cool Silverlight web-based control that provides a visual way to interact with massive amounts of data (download)....

Quick tip: configure SQL Server authentication mode using T-SQL

SQL Server stores its authentication mode in the registry. The registry can be read and updated using the T-SQL commands...

SQL Hide ‘n Seek

When was the last time you had to find something within your database?  Did it feel more like a child’s game or an arduous task? What would you say...

SQL Hide ‘n Seek

When was the last time you had to find something within your database?  Did it feel more like a child’s...

SQL Lunch #68 – Designing Your First Power View Report

Next week I will be speaking on designing your first Power View report for SQL Lunch.  Be sure to join me...

Baton Rouge SQLSaturday #150 & Tech Day .Net 1 track

August 4th of this year will be the forth annual Baton Rouge SQL Saturday and Tech Day. LSU has offered...

Book: Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012

After about a year of work and a month of waiting, the book I wrote with Ted Krueger (Blog | @Onpnt)...

Retrieving password policy settings for SQL login accounts

Today, I wrote the following query for our internal audit report for SAS70. This query provides all the necessary details...

Service Broker Adventures: Stucked Queue Monitors

This week I'm in London helping a client with its large scale Service Broker deployment,
mainly troubleshooting some strange problems with...