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 his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I...

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...

See if Auto Create Statistics is enabled using PBM

We will walk through creating a policy to evaluate the status of “Auto Create Statistics” on our server named “File2”. ...

SQL Family – an Update

At the beginning of the month, we had a Meme Monday on the topic of SQL Family.  I had a...