Slides For My 24 Hours of PASS Session

The slide deck for my session Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Hardware is available here. There are still twelve...

SQL Saturday #89 is 10 days away

I just 10 short days Atlanta GA will be hosting the most stellar lineup of speakers SQL Saturday has ever...

SQL Server Performance – September Story Contest 2011

SQL Server Performance – September Story Contest 2011
Want to win yourself an iPad2? Well you can!  Tell your story, 50/50, refer...

SQLRelay Just Got Bigger Folks – The King is Back

Return of the King?

As if the original week of action planned was not enough SQLRelay just got Bigger!
Three brand new...

Thinking about taking a contract position? Questions to ask

Over the years, I have accumulated a set of questions that I usually ask the placement firm about a contract position...

24 Hours of PASS on September 7

Just in case you forgot, I wanted to remind everyone that the free, 24 Hours of PASS online event starts...

Blog Series: T-SQL Enhancements

Three months back in this blog post – T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server Denali (2011) – we promised to do a series...

Invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #22 – Data Presentation

Invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #22 – Data Presentation
Whilst I was winding down an eventful day with the family on Labor Day...

Meme Monday: Favorite PASS Memory

Have to complete my assignment from the Rockstar this month since I’ve missed the last several (he gets all weepy,...

New LOGICAL functions in SQL Server Denali

IFF Function
If you are an old Access or Excel “developer” you know this one. This is not a function I...