David @postledm is at #SQLSaturday

It is that time of year when the Scandinavia holds its SQL Saturday events and once gain I have been...

New Pluralsight Course – LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking

My new course “LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking” in now available on Pluralsight here!
This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain RHEL based enterprises. It aligns with the Linux Foundation Certified System...

New Pluralsight Course – LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking

My new course “LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking” in now available on Pluralsight here!
This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain RHEL based...

SQLPSX is Finally Getting Updated

The most current code is now on Github, with the Codeplex version being depreciated. You can read all about the...

Script for creating test data for odds ratio

Make sure you have a working version of SQL Server 2016.
USE [master]

GO
/****** Object: Database [WorldHealth] ******/

CREATE DATABASE [WorldHealth]

CONTAINMENT = NONE

ON PRIMARY

(...

Recipe for an awesome (free) SQL Server workstation

Windows 10. Where we're going we don't need legacy software, but if you do, then download PowerShell 5.0 instead.
SQL Server...

Remember the Alamo (with a SQL Saturday nearby)

This past weekend was the first SQL Saturday in San Antonio, TX. I was lucky enough to get the chance...

Query Store, Force Plan and Dropped Objects

I love the Query Store. Seriously. It’s a huge leap forward in the capabilities of Azure SQL Database and SQL...

Temper, Temper

Possibly the single most influential event in my career happened over 25 years ago. I lost my temper at a...

What is Enterprise Architecture?

This is an interesting question. Lets look at couple of definitions starting with Wikipedia’s definition
“Enterprise architecture (EA) is "a well-defined...