New version of SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer available

If you haven't seen the announcement, a new version of the SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer is available for...

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...

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....

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...

DDL Triggers and CREATE_LOGIN/ALTER_LOGIN

I've been doing a lot with DDL triggers in the last week or so and pulling out the relevant information...

Latest Service Packs and Books Online

I was reading a new post at SQL Server Magazine titled The More Things Change(full version available to registered users...

Midlands PASS Chapter July Meeting with SQL Server MVP Wayne Snyder

SQL Server MVP Wayne Snyder Speaks on SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Midlands PASS Chapter - July 12, 2007 Meeting
Sponsored by...

A Motivational Quote

Normally I don't post this sort of thing to my blog, trying to focus on more technical matters, but this...

June Midlands PASS Meeting Canceled

We are canceling the June Midlands PASS meeting because the speaker (me) is still under the weather. I'll post in...

Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting for June 6, 2007

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, June 7th, at
6:30 PM. Training Concepts will once again be our gracious...