SQLRally Can’t Miss Events

Things have been quiet around here lately and I have a one word explanation….SQLRally.  There’s work and family and several...

Call for Mentors for The Mentoring Experiment

We’re about to start our second experiment over at The Mentoring Experiment and we need mentors. Last time we picked...

Can You Dig It? – Determining Index Plan Usage

She Can Dig It!
A while back I was asked, if you can use the plan cache to determine which plans...

Denali – Day 4: Editions & Licensing

Denali – Day 4: Editions & Licensing

Editions:

Here is a brief edition summary of Editions available for all sql server from 2005 to...

DQS Domain Validation Rules

A compelling feature of the new Data Quality Services in SQL Server 2012 is the ability to apply rules to...

Living a Dream

It was a little over a year ago that I stood on stage at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta and...

Slowing Changing Dimension (SCD) demystified – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at SCD Type I. We would now look at the SCD Type...

SQL Saturday Houston Recap

Last month I made the trip with some other Dallas-area speakers down to Houston’s second annual SQL Saturday event.  This...

SQLRally at Starbucks Networking Event

Craig Purnell and I are hosting an informal networking event at SQLRally this year on Friday May 11th from 7-8:30...

Changing Priorities

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you have probably noticed that the content here has been a...