Ice Cubes and Top SQL Rally Speakers

That title may evoke thoughts of inappropriate SQL Karaoke or perhaps not but It is so nice to know I’m...

Prevent SQL Logins from using SSMS … or any other app

In a continuation of my previous LOGON TRIGGER post.
A downside to SQL logins is that anyone with the username / password...

SSAS Maestro - Redmond Recap

Well today was the last day for a while I would be greeted by this sign:

It was a pretty exciting...

Altering Table structure - SSMS - Timeout Expired

Altering a table using SQL Server Management Studio ( SSMS ) can be done by right clicking on the table and by...

An Update on My Dell E6500

I bought my E6500 almost three years ago, giving away what was a perfectly good Latitude to trade up to...

Being Cautious With SQL Based Processes

Why being careful is such an important mindset when working with SQL and databases.
At the Boston Public Schools, certain processes...

Itzik Ben-Gan is in town

Not that you would know it from the page below,  but Itzik Ben-Gan is back in London to do a...

Re-blog – June 10-June 16

As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week.  Oddly enough,...

SQL Saturday Oklahoma City

Attention, southerners (or those who can find their way south)!  There’s another great SQL Saturday event coming up in August...

SQLRally, SQL Saturday and The Summit

“Gotta say it was a good day…”
-Ice Cube
On The SQL Saturday Circuit

I’ve been speaking at all the regional SQLSaturday events I...