SQL Server trace flags

Normally I’m not a big fan of using traceflags, my advice is only to use these when it is absolutely...

SQLSaturday 97 Speaker Recap

Great Content + Great Speakers = Awesome Event
All the evaluations have been tallied, its official SQLSaturday #97 was a hit! As a...

Throne of Fire

Finally, I have completed another book.  I took the opportunity while traveling to catch up on some reading.  Better yet,...

Throne of Fire

Finally, I have completed another book.  I took the opportunity while traveling to catch up on some reading.  Better yet, I was able to do this while testing out...

17 WordPress Plug-Ins That I Use

In the past week, I’ve had a number of requests for a list of the WordPress plug-ins that I use. ...

Book Review: Highest Duty, My Search For What Really Matters

Highest Duty, My Search For What Really Matters by Chesley Sullenberger is the autobiography of the pilot who landed Flight...

Conformed dimensions

A conformed dimension is a dimension that has the same meaning to every fact with which it relates.  Conformed dimensions allow...

DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Questions 2 & 3

Part 1 of Question 2—The question.Part 2 of Question 2—The follow up to the question.This is a continuation of my...

Installing SQL Server 2012 RC0

Very short informational post.
If you’re like me and you’ve been running the public Client Technology Preview (CTP3) of SQL Server...

OT: Goodbye Dad

This is a bit of ramble.

At about 2:15AM November 21st, 2011 my dad, Arthur Corbett, went home to be with...