SQL PASS 2011 Session and Pre Con

Yesterday I was thrilled to find out that my session "Common Analysis Services Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them"...

SQL Rally, PASS Summit, and More

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for SQL Server community and PASS related news.
First and probably most importantly is...

SQL Rally, PASS Summit, and More

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for SQL Server community and PASS related news.
First and probably most importantly is...

Used Book Stores and Vacation Reading

I took a vacation recently (well, a really long weekend) and as I like to do, visited a few book...

ColoradoSQL in June

All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend so...

Getting Backup File Information from a Table Valued UDF - SQLCLR to the Rescue?

Update:

After all of this SMO stuff failed (changing the permission set to unsafe got around the security exception, but instead...

New Microsoft SSIS transform

Microsoft has just released a new SSIS transform, called the SSIS Balanced Data Distributor (BDD).  You can download it here.
This...

PASS Update #57-Board Benefits, Travel, and Meetings

From time to time I get asked about how PASS Board members are compensated, so I thought it would make...

Rebind and Rewind in Execution Plans

Ever looked at an execution plan? If you answered no, you can’t possibly have ever tried to tune a query,...

Speaking at the 2011 PASS Summit

I submitted three sessions to the 2011 Summit for consideration and I heard today that two of them were accepted,...