SQL 2016 Preview has been released!

For those who haven’t noticed already:
SQL Server 2016 CTP2 (or Preview as some call it) has just been released!

This means...

Speaking at ITPROceed 2015

This year I have the opportunity again to speak at ITPROceed, the biggest (Microsoft-related) conference in Belgium for the IT...

Overview of Published Articles – 2015Q1

Here is an overview of the articles I published in the first quarter of 2015.
INTENSE SCHOOL
MCSE Prep: Overview of T-SQL Windowing...

Overview of the data visualization books by Stephen Few

I recently finished the book Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis by Stephen Few of Perceptual...

The shaky bug in SSIS

You may or may not have noticed it after installing SQL Server 2012: the designer interface in Visual Studio 2010/2012...

Small presenter tip: changing display mode automatically after presenter view

This morning Adam Machanic (blog | twitter) asked the following question on Twitter:
Anyone know if it's possible to configure PowerPoint 2013...

Solving a slow running query issue with UNION

That’s right! I will solve a performance issue by adding a UNION into the query. Interested? Read on!
I recently encountered...

T-SQL Tuesday #63: How do you manage security

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Kenneth Fisher (blog | twitter) and its subject is about security.
Security is one of...

Author of the Year at MSSQLTips.com

I have the pleasure and privilege to announce that I was awarded with the “Author of the Year” award at...

The mysterious permission issue

As you might have realized, this is not the title of an Agatha Christie book, but rather about some nasty...