N Things Worth Knowing About CTEs

If you haven’t messed with them yet, you should know that CTEs (Common Table Expressions) - new in SQL Server 2005...

SQL Saturday #28 - Keynote

I was honored to be asked to do the keynote for SQL Saturday #28 in Baton Rouge recently. It’s taken...

SQL Saturday #28 - Slides and Impressions

I’m late, I suck, but here’s some things I started in Baton Rouge and am just now getting out.
 
First, I’ll...

Book Review: The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency

I picked up The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency $13 @ Amazon) from the library, had been...

Changing of the Guard

A few weeks ago Andy Leonard (Blog | Twitter) announced that he was stepping down from his position as PASS Regional...

MDX Puzzle #6

As we continue with the puzzles, I will continue to introduce new MDX functions.  In this puzzle the requirements are...

Memory

Not a sound from the pavement

Have you ever come across a SQL query that used to run faster?  Has that...

Mission Accomplished... Well sort of..

Did you ever set a goal and then sort of … demolish it without realizing it?
That has happened this year....

PASS Elections Portal

I think the shirt says it all
If you’ve been under a rock the last few weeks you may not know...

SFSSUG - Great Upcoming Speakers

Hey Folks,

We have some great speakers coming up at the SFSSUG in South Florida. Check out Devin Knight here talking...