Summit Sessions Day 2

Day two of sessions only had me attending three sessions.  One of them was 3 hours.  I started out after...

Summit Sessions Day Three

I started out day three after the keynote by attending Adam Machanic session on Query Tuning.  I must say that...

Wow,
It’s the last day of the 2011 PASS Summit. I can’t wait to get some sleep on the plane tomorrow.

Wayne...

2011 PASS Summit–Report #3

Friday morning keynote. Quick intro from Rick Heiges. Buck Woody and Rob Farley singing, quite the sight for Friday morning....

Cloud? Chotto Matte Kudasai.

If you're not familiar with Chotto matte kudasai, it means "A moment, please," in Japanese. The cloud is big news....

Day 6: Friday PASS Summit 2011 Keynote Live

Hello Dear Reader!  Welcome to the final day of the PASS Summit and the Keynote address by Dr. David J...

Final Summit Keynote – NoSQL = Not Only SQL

The keynote started out with Rob Farley and Buck Woody singing an awesome song about a slow running query.  What...

Formula engine and storage engine in SSAS

In SSAS, to improve query performance, it’s important to understand what happens inside analysis services when a query is run. ...

Liveblog for Day 2 Keynote at SQL PASS Summit 2011

There are four racks of servers and storage on stage for today’s keynote complete with roaring fans and flashing lights....

My Election Questions Mystery Machine

So last year in improved transparency move, the board and the nomination committee began posting the questions the noncom asked...