SQL Server Quiz 2010

SQL Sever MVP Jacob Sebastian (blog/twitter) has been working hard to organize the SQL Server Quiz 2010 event which will...

SQLRally After Hours

One of the things we’re trying to do at SQLRally (May 2011 in Orlando!) is support and grow the social...

Who wants to be a millionaire? - SQLQuiz

 
 
I have a question for all you DBA’s and SQL Professionals out there.  It’s an exciting new contest that is...

A day of rest

Not quite a day of rest, likely some chores in advance of another busy weekend at the ranch.
I’m taking today...

Food Drive

Don’t forget the food drive tomorrow for SQL Saturday #52 in Colorado. Please bring food, or even clothing/blankets, that can...

Free SQL Server Training for the Week of September 27, 2010

Tuesday
PASS Application Development Virtual Chapter - Next-Level SQLCLR: Parallel Processing and Bulk Load - Adam Machanic
Pragmatic Works - Performance tuning the cube - Adam...

A Little Help with Azure Please

Not long ago Microsoft announced a new product called Azure AKA “SQL Server in the Cloud”. I have to say...

Common SQL Server Mistakes – Multi Row DML Triggers

How often have you seen someone write a DML trigger like this:
createtrigger mytrigger on Mytable forinsertas

declare @id int
select @id = id...

COMPUTE: now it is going, what else will do it?

/*I'd be very surprised if you've ever used the old COMPUTE clause in SQL Server. It is a bit mad,...

Is It that Time Again?

Yes, it is.  As I mentioned a few months back, it is important to pay attention to when Microsoft releases...