My Top 5 for 2011

I have seen a few recap posts bouncing around the net and started thinking about my own blog.  So out...

PASS Election Results

The 2011 Election results were just posted, congratulations to Adam Jorgensen, Denise McInerney, and Rob Farley for taking the top...

Q.How Many Weeks in the Year? A.It depends

ISOWEEK 52 Weeks in the Year

Stardate 12:20:2011 Week 51 SSC.Com Web Blog, Planet Earth.  With only approximately two weeks left...

Retrieving position() value of node by using XQuery alone

You can only use the position() function within an xquery predicate and can't use it to return the position value...

SQL Server – Row count for all views / tables

Getting row count for all tables in a database is straight forward. You can display row count for all tables...

SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Master Data Services

SQL Server Master Data Services (MDS) has a number of enhancements in SQL Server 2012:
Improved web user interface – If you...

What’s new in SQL Server RC0 setup

Datacentre Edition is no longer available as a MS SQL Server 2012 RC0 candidate, Read MoreMS SQL Server 2012 RC0...

Wrapping Up 2011 and a Blog Break

I’m writing this on December 17th, thinking back on 2011, and it has been a good year. Not always simple...

In 2012, It’s Me and Vanilla Ice

Like many others, I’m planning a few changes for my life for next year.  I’m a believer in finding one’s...

PASS Update #69 (The Wrap Up)

Next week marks the end of my third and final year serving on the PASS Board of Directors. I’ve struggled...