Cursor in sql server

Sometimes our application required a database object which allows manipulation of data from a set of rows on row by row basic...

Gaining Speaker Experience Credentials, Part II

In a previous post I gave suggestions on how to get speaking credentials for consideration at a larger event, such...

Partial name matching in SQL Server 2011 “Denali”

While playing with SQL Server 2011 “Denali”, I’ve accidentally found out that it has slightly enhanced intellisense in SSMS. There...

PowerPivot - Diagram View

The new “Denali” PowerPivot has a lot of fanatic new additions that I’ve really been looking forward to.Many of my...

SQL Server Denali CTP3 Download

AdvertisementsMicrosoft has given the SQL Server Denali CTP3 (Community Technology Preview)  for public preview. You can download the SQL Server Denali CTP3...

SSWUG Spring Conference Speaker Ratings

This spring I presented a few sessions at the spring SSWUG virtual conference – DBTechCon.  Now that the event is over,...

Tallahassee User Group meeting August 9th

For those of you in the Tallahassee, FL area on August 9th at 6:00 pm I will be speaking virtually for...

Trusts Are Transitive

If you’ve done networking in the MS world you know about the trust options between domains, and one of the...

Announcing SQL Saturday #99

Seriously, what’s going on in Minnesota?  Our government is shut down and… we are hosting a SQL Saturday on a...

BI on SQL Azure

Introduction

A newly emerged concept ‘cloud computing’ is a phenomenon which is quickly embedding into all sectors of IT industry. Data Warehouse (DW) and Business Intelligence (BI) is...