The best things in life are free

Greg Gonzalez (blog | twitter) of SqlSentry, last night released a very cool new and free product.  Plan explorer is a...

Boulder SQL Server User’s Group - Common SQL Server Mistakes

The first iteration of my presentation on Common SQL Server Mistakes, based on the various things I’ve seen in the...

Common SQL Server – Not Indexing FKs

This series looks at Common SQL Server mistakes that I see many people making in SQL Server.

Foreign Keys
It’s way too...

Ground Zero Database Design: Part 2

Last week I wrote Ground Zero Database Design, thinking that was a good enough bare-bones intro (with recommended reading!) that...

Kilt Day at the PASS Summit

Last year, with the infinite power at my disposal (read, zero), I declared Wednesday, Kilt Wednesday at the PASS Summit. It took...

Minutes of the September 2010 PASS Board Meeting Posted

Please take a few minutes to review the September 2010 minutes (login required). We just had our October meeting on...

New Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 R2

Late Monday night (October 18, 2010), Microsoft released the latest Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2005 and for SQL Server...

SQL Saturday 49 Delivery Mechanisms - Presentation Slide Deck and Files

This past weekend, my wife and I travelled down to Orlando for SQL Saturday 49. I wasn't planning on presenting,...

SQLKilt / WIT Shirts

This shirt was specifically requested by an online friend who shall remain nameless (his name rhymes with “Duck Hoodie”).  Another...

SQLRally Pre Con Update

The call for Pre Con speakers for the 2011 PASS SQLRally closed last Friday (Oct. 15) and I want to...