PASS Summit Blogging

During the PASS Summit I have again been given the opportunity to keep my laptop plugged in… as long as...

SQL Rally: Performance Tuning Abstract

I get the call, you get the call, everyone gets the call. “Hey, my app/procedure/query/report is running slow.” Now what...

SQLSaturday#59 Speaker Interview #13 – with Mark Kromer

SQLSaturday #59 Speaker Interview #13 – with Mark Kromer
Today, coming in from Philadelphia, PA, we are talking with Mark Kromer, who...

Vote for the Pre-Con’s You’d Pay to Attend

If you read this blog you probably already know about the PASS SQLRally and that we are doing things a little...

Writing Opportunities

Are you looking for opportunities to show off your elite writing skills and consumate SQL Server knowledge? Want a chance...

A Little SSMS Wish

IN SQL Server 2000, we didn’t have the fancy-schmancy Management Studio…we had Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer, and we liked em,...

Bloggers-Don’t Blog About Spam!

Earlier this week I posted Bloggers, Quit Worrying About Spam, discussing what I felt was an over-focus on preventing spam...

Common SQL Server Mistakes – Functions in the WHERE Clause

This continues my series on Common SQL Server mistakes, looking at more T-SQL mistakes.

What’s Wrong?
If you saw a query like...

Do You Have Other Opportunities Open?

Imagine you’re talking with a recruiter about a position that seems like a good fit and during that conversation they...

Have You Grabbed the SQL Sentry Plan Explorer Yet?

I won't say I despise SQL Server Management Studio's (SSMS) display for execution plans, but it's about at that level....