New MySQL Entry Level Certification

Last week I received an email indicating that MySQL had made available an entry level certification, the Certified MySQL Associate....

QOD Day

Quite a few complaints on the QOD section from last week, mostly justified. A couple I had to defend, which...

The meaning of Database Administrator

In two blogs I follow, Andy Leonard's blog on SQLBlogs.com and Sheeri Kritzer's The MySQL She-BA, the question of what...

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Templates and Styles

Ever wanted to change the default template and style for the Reporting Services Wizard?  Just think how much time this...

Beta Testing

I'm not big on beta testing, or at least haven't been for a number of
years because I can't afford the...

Buy a $10 Raffle Ticket to Help Katie

Not a happy story, but if you've got a child I suspect it will be easy to decide to buy...

The Business of Software

It's interesting being at a software company, especially one that's
building on another platform. I've never done this before, having
worked for...

Working in solitude

If you've spent much time at all reading Steve Jones's blog posts and SSC editorials, you quickly glean that he...

Reminder: Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting Tomorrow Night

What: Midlands PASS Chapter July Meeting
Where: Training Concepts (250 Berryhill Road, Suite 502, Columbia, SC)
When: 6:15-8:00 PM

Speaker: SQL Server MVP...

Upgrade or Wait

Lots of debate and disagreement on my recommendation to wait for SQL
Server 2008 instead of upgrading to SQL Server 2005...