T-shaped knowledge and learning about the cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #108

Upper management at my company has started asking for something called T-Shaped knowledge. The idea is that we have a...

T-SQL Tuesday #108 – Non SQL Server Technologies

It’s T-SQL Tuesday #108. This month’s topic is hosted by Malathi Mahadevan (B|T) and she asks us to… “pick one...

T-SQL Tuesday #108: New Horizons Beyond SQL Server

There comes a point in one's career when a change is requisite. Big or small there always seems to be a tipping point that mandates some sort of change....

Why did my execution plan change?

As a SQL Server DBA it is important to understand why and how the SQL engine works.  Understanding as much...

Load and run custom T-SQL scripts in SSMS via Snippets

If you work with SQL Server on a daily basis, it is very likely you have a lot of custom...

Load and run custom T-SQL scripts in SSMS via Snippets

If you work with SQL Server on a daily basis, it is very likely you have a lot of custom scripts you have to execute frequently, maybe you have...

Notes From the 2018 PASS Summit (v20)

This was the 20th PASS Summit, a decent milestone! Interesting to pause and think, what will the Summit look like...

Part 1: Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services

To R or not to R?
A few months ago, I asked myself an important question – which language to learn first...

Part 1: Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services

To R or not to R? A few months ago, I asked myself an important question – which language to learn first – R or Python? From my research,...

Random Pix from the 2018 PASS Summit

A few memories from me. First, a beautiful late arrival view.

My first session feels a little lonely

It started to fill...