Make Sure You’re Eligible to Vote in the 2015 PASS Election.

Per the post from Bill Graziano, if you want to vote in the 2015 election you have to make sure...

The Murder Train is pulling into Iowa City

You know, these 1 hour sessions that are at most SQL Saturdays are just too short sometimes – you just get...

Come Speak at SQLSaturday Orlando on October 10, 2015

It’s five months until SQLSaturday Orlando, have you thought about your speaking plans for October? We’d love to have you come...

Monday Morning SQL Break – May 11, 2015

It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow me...

Notes From SQLSaturday Jacksonville #391

Beautiful weather for a SQLSaturday! Everything went well, as expected but always appreciated. Just a few notes on this one:
They...

Watch The EngineerGuy–Great for Kids

Great explanation of some interesting engineering topics at http://www.engineerguy.com/.

Is Performance Better With LEFT JOIN or RIGHT JOIN?

I tend to write my queries using LEFT JOIN. Why? Because logically I see it in my head like this:
Give...

Introduction to Azure DocumentDB

This is a basic introductory post about Microsoft’s new product: Azure DocumentDB, and how it compares to SQL Server.

What is...

Database snapshot captures only data changes or it will also save real database from DDL changes ?

Question : Database snapshot captures only data changes or it will also save real database from DDL changes (like table structure,...

Fresh New Horror: PK on a Float Data Type

Here's a new thing to be scared about in the night, as if you weren't already terrified of floats after...