Applied SQL: sys.objects

I introduce this whole concept in Applied SQL: You Have Homework. Find all assignments on the Applied SQL page.
Prerequisites: basic...

Applied SQL: You Have Homework

I found myself saying this week – for the N-zillionth time – that while studying is vital, it isn’t everything.  What do...

Microsoft SharePoint Online

Microsoft SharePoint Online is a cloud-based service that is part of the recently released Microsoft Office 365.  For those of us...

PASSMN Presentation – The Creepy DBA

Last night I spoke at the PASSMN August user group meeting.  The topic was The Creepy DBA and how you...

RAID server configuration and disk amounts

Choosing the optimal amount of disks for a RAID server configuration and block sizes can be a challenge.
Typical questions from...

SQL MCM Training – Day 9

Today Jonathan was talking the whole day about Consolidation and Virtualization. There
were again a lot of new concepts, and new...

TSQL Sudoku

I am a big Sudoku fan.  Typically if I need a break, I will break out a Sudoku puzzle from any of a number of different sources (Websudoku, Android...

TSQL Sudoku

I am a big Sudoku fan.  Typically if I need a break, I will break out a Sudoku puzzle from...

Writing Your Resume

There’s a  lot of info out there about putting together a resume, and I probably can’t add a lot, but...

Announcing the upcoming Colorado GiveCamp

What is a GiveCamp?

GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where technology professionals from designers, developers and database administrators to marketers and...