The Truth about SQLPS and PowerShell V2

With the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 there have been claims that sqlps is really PowerShell V1 under the...

Two Blog Series You Don’t Want to Miss

Blogs are a great way to learn new things about SQL Server, and just in case you have missed them,...

Adding Space to a Home Server

I got new drives for my Windows Home Server the other day and decided to add some space to the...

Becoming a Part of the SQL Server Twitter Community

There have been tens of thousands of blog posts and articles written about Twitter, and because of this, I have...

BI Conference Grocery Shopping Demo

Help enter demonstration data for the Microsoft BI Conference.

Go to the shopping
demo web form and enter some transactions.

No...

Challenge 19 – An Explanation of a Query

I have received a number of requests for an explanation of my winning query of TSQL Challenge 19. This involved...

Follow Up On My Keynote Survey

Here are the results of the survey, 75% in favor of a non-technical keynote, with a less than stellar sampling...

IndyTechFest 2010 a Big Hit

Jesse Liberty,a Developer Community Program Manager for Microsoft, starts off IndyTechFest 2010 with the keynote presentation.
On Saturday, May 22, 2010,...

North Texas SQL Server User Group Offers Innovative Educational Series

On Thursday, May 20, 2010, I had the opportunity to speak at the North Texas SQL Server Users Group, which...

SQLSaturday #49 Planning Update

Planning for SQLSaturday #49 – Orlando is on-going and going well especially since we have a good head start.  We have...