Live, Loud, and In Stereo

If you followed the PASS Summit activities last year, you’ll probably remember the “blogger table”.  This was an area designated...

My Bucket List

I actually built on in 1999 and called it a Life List. Over the years I’ve tried to work on...

Scary DBA Halloween Special

Not so much my special as SQL Saturday #59's Special. These guys in NYC are pulling out all the stops....

Shopping

In about a week and a half, the SQLServerCentral opening night party takes place at the PASS Summit. And while...

SQL Saturday 58 TODAY! #sqlsat58

Don’t forget the Minnesota SQL Saturday is TODAY.  Obviously, this was written before today and I’m hoping to catch a...

SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday – Convert Job Duration to Seconds

Brian K. McDonald
SQLBIGeek
Twitter: @briankmcdonald

Welcome to the second post of my “SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday” blog series. In this series, I am...

SQLRally, Pre-Cons, and Taking Risks

Before I get into my thoughts, go vote! Here are the options this year for the SQLRally pre-cons:
BI Sessions: http://www.sqlpass.org/sqlrally/2011/PreConsforVotingBI.aspxDBA...

SQLSaturday #59 – Speaker Interview Series #14 with Grant Fritchey

Sunday, October 31, 2010 is Halloween, and in the spirit of the holiday of ghosts, goblins, vampires, werewolves, witches and...

Warning: Two Way Traffic

I saw this at the college where we held SQLSaturday #49 on the restroom door. I’m not sure what to...

Why You Should Vote for My SQLRally Pre-Con

Self-marketing is not my strong suit. I don't feel very comfortable doing it, but Andy Warren (twitter | blog) suggests that we...