MVP Summit Impressions From Day 1

Well, today was the opening day of the 2010 MVP Global Summit in Bellevue, WA. There were a few “side...

Presenting At SQL Saturday #33 - Charlotte

Just a quick note to let you know that I'm presenting two sessions at SQL Saturday #33 in Charlotte on...

Reporting Services - Disable Loop Back Check

I have been installing and configuring SSRS since the initial release.  I have always encountered several different caveats when upgrading...

SQL Saturday returns to Redmond, WA

SQL Saturday returns to Redmond, WA, Saturday, June 12, 2010, in the Microsoft Commons.

I have submitted 2 proposals for presentations,...

SQLSaturday#39 in NYC!

 If you can't make #33 in NC, there's always #39 in NY -

SQLSaturday#39 in NYC!
It's shaping up to be another...

SSIS 2008 Script Component variable gotcha..

In a previous post I showed you how to access variables from within an SSIS script component.  More specifically I...

The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good (Again)

I wrote an editorial for SSC back on January 19th about the perfect being the enemy of the good. It’s...

The Power Grid (No, Not THAT Power)

Yesterday I had the Adversity Index, today it’s the Power Grid from MediaIte. It attempts to score the power of...

Buck Woody on Code Writing Code

I realize I’m prejudiced, being one of those evil DBA’s & all, but I can’t help but agree with him. It’s...

In Vs. Inner Join

This is tightly related to another of my forays into tuning some slowly/poorly performing processes.  This process came across my...