MCM – The Knowledge Exam

I recently took the knowledge exam, and I loved it. I thought it was a great exam. I have taken...

SQL Bitwise Operations

How many DB professionals have never had to deal with bitwise operations in SQL Server?  Who has never had a single value in the database represent more than one...

SQL Bitwise Operations

How many DB professionals have never had to deal with bitwise operations in SQL Server?  Who has never had a...

SQL Server Connections Discount Code

If you are thinking about attending SQL Server Connections (a part of DevConnections) in Orlando this March 27-30, take advantage...

SQL Server Connectivity Issues with Named Instances

This came up on Twitter last night and if you're not very strong on networking, this can be really confusing....

SQL University – Teach Your Children Well

“If you had a daughter, would you really encourage her to get into IT?” … “Yes, if she loved it.”

- My...

SQLRally–Convince The Boss

This week the SQLRally team published some notes to help you convince the boss to send you to three days...

SQLSaturday in Hawaii, Portugal, and New Zealand

Just a quick post today for those you who haven’t visited www.sqlsaturday.com lately, we’ve got a lot of events coming...

[OFF-TOPIC] Make a difference

I follow the blog of Johnny Long (twitter) from time-to-time, especially as he chronicled his work in Uganda. I know...

Database Maintenance

I often see a request for some scripts to help with database maintenance.  Sometimes those questions come in the form of recommendation requests for maintenance plans.  As many already...