SQLServerPedia Awards Winner

Thanks to all those that voted for my Index Black Ops blog series for the SQLServerPedia blog awards.  I am...

SSIS Denali Resolve References

One of the new features in SSIS Denali that I’m really excited about (Other than the ability to Undo ctrl-z)...

Switching Off Parameter Sniffing

Or, another way to put it, in most cases, shooting yourself in the foot.
I was not aware that the cumulative...

The PowerShell CookBook

“A script club.” That’s what a friend of mine said when he was telling me how he’d learned the basics...

Join the SQL Lunch on Tuesday

What a long week at PASS (stay tuned for more details about my trip).  Now that it's over back to...

Self-service Reporting in SQL Server “Denali”

Project “Crescent” is the name currently used to describe the new self-service reporting
capability to be released in the next version...

XBox 360 250GB and Kinect Bundle

I took the plunge and bought one of the new 250GB XBox 360 and Kinect bundles for $399 at Best...

Cloudy Days Ahead

Microsoft is investing heavily in cloud computing with several online services available
under the Azure Platform. 

SQL Azure

The SQL Azure cloud...

PASS 2010 Summit Announcements and New SQL Server Developments

To say that this was a very full conference would be an understatement.  The
SQL Server platform has grown to be...

Free SQL Server Training for the Week of November 15, 2010

Tuesday
SQL Lunch - Get a Lever and Pick Any Turtle: Lifting with Metadata - Cade Roux
Pragmatic Works - SSIS Dataflow - Designing for Performance...