SQL Server 2008 iFTS Lessons Learned

We have been using SQL Server 2008 Integrated Full Text Search (iFTS) in Production at NewsGator for a little over...

SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Book Signing At PASS Summit

Kimberly Trippposted today about the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives book signing event at PASS on November 4. The PASS...

SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Connections

This past week at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, November 11-12, SQLServerCentral.Com held its first...

Workflow is important

I have a pretty good administrative system here at SQLServerCentral for managing the site. The upgrades we made in 2007...

Article of the Week – Kimberly L. Tripp (Partitioned Tables and Indexes)

When partitioning was first introduced in SQL Server 2005, I thought what a great idea.  However, when I started reading...

Blowing Off Steam and Recharging

I’ve written a few things about why conferences and events are good, or why it’s valuable for an IT worker...

Fighting the Flu

Last Monday was my first day back from the PASS Summit, planned for (and was) a slow day, just starting...

Today’s SQL Lunch – Integrating Table Valued Parameters with Reporting Services 2008

Meeting URL: Join Meeting

Click the above Meeting URL around 11:30 AM CST on 11/16/2009 to join the meeting
Date: 11/16/2009
Time: 11:30...

Why does change control for SQL Server have to be so hard?

I’ve been dealing with change control and source code repositories for most of my professional career. While I’ve seen change...

Hot Sauce Links

New friend David Easley shared two sources for hot sauce that I wasn’t familiar with:
http://www.datilsensation.com/products.shtmlhttp://www.pepperpalace.com/I like some spice here and...