devLINK Technical Conference is Biggest Ever

I am presenting a 3-hour session on the SQL Server 2008 Data Collector.

The devLink Technical Conference, held August 13-15, 2009...

Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7

When Installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7 RTM, I encountered a couple of issues. Supposedly you can install SQL...

SSIS Documentation suggestions on Microsoft Connect

For SSIS developers, the need for proper documentation is crucial.  However, the built-in object for documentation, the annotation, is difficult...

A Couple of Invoke-SQLCMD Issues

In working on a PowerShell script to load data into SQL Server, I decided to use the Invoke-SQLCMD cmdlet included...

Book Review: The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam ($15 at Amazon) was really the first reading I...

Evil Code

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A couple
of years ago, I wrote the Simple-Talk Prettifier. This is really no more than a stored
procedure that...

Kevin Kline Joins the SQLSaturday Advisory Council

The official announcement was just posted, Kevin Kline is the first member of the Advisory Council. As I mentioned on...

The Benefits of a Flexible Schedule

Both my wife and I work from home, and we've done it for years. I've been working full time for...

"Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave."

If you're not familiar with the reference, it comes from the movie Madagascar and the subsequent sequel and TV series...

Getting Into The Biz, Part 2

In a previous blog post, I began writing about how one might start a career as a database professional, and...