SQLPASS Day 1: Keynote Live Blog

Day 1 Keynote Jumps the Shark with Tina Turner Impersonator

I’m live blogging the PASS keynote…it’s 8:38 local time.
You wouldn’t guess...

SSC Editorial: Back in Time 100 Years

I wrote the editorial asking what people would have been if they had been born 100 years earlier. It’s a...

White Paper of Supportability Roadmaps

Last week, a new white paper was released that discusses supportability roadmaps for ISVs.  The white paper is Testing and...

Windows 7 in GodMode

I recently became aware of a special hack in Windows 7. It is called GodMode and can very simply be...

Date Dimension Using Computed Columns

Picked up this nice script from a client last week.  Use this script below to create a Date Dimension for...

Do You Need a Mentor?

When I was young, I never thought I did. I was sure that I knew what was best for my...

Getting Live with SFSSUG

Hey folks, I recently had the privilege of joining my hometown user group South Florida SQL Server User Group for...

SATA, SAS or Neither? SSD’s Get A Third Option

I recently wrote about solid state storage and its different form factor. Well, several major manufacturers have realized that solid...

So Spaced Out

I had some fun last week presenting to the Space Coast User Group in Melbourne as well.  They were so...

Successful Teams: Knowing When to Step Out of Your Role

I've talked about the fact that everyone needs to contribute for the success of the team and that everyone should...