We Need Our Community Leaders to Share Their Views

My friend Jack Corbett returned to blogging recently and one of his comments was not wanting to be the guy...

Auto Tweets from SQLSaturday

I was chatting with PASS community pollinator Karla Landrum recently and she asked me my thoughts on the auto tweets...

Various Links-August 25, 2012

Great story about a client who didn’t under the different between Skype and Sharepoint – while doing a Sharepoint initiative! It’s...

Digging deeper into SQL Server

I’m nowhere near where I needed to be. I am not digging enough. I’m not learning enough. Learning opportunities are...

T-SQL: Performance of SQL Agent Duration Calculations

In my article published yesterday on using Powershell for SQL Durations (Working with SQL Agent Durations), I proposed using a...

Mentoring

I’m putting my money where my mouth is, with respect to my last blog post.  I am officially a mentor...

Government and Transparency

I ran across this report that talks about the effectiveness of transparency requirements put in place around the Recovery Act...

Book Review: Troubleshooting SQL Server A Guide for the Accidental DBA

Over the past few years, Adam and I have won several books at the local MadPASS chapter meetings.  I’ve intended...

Intel Haswell-EP Processor Rumors

Intel releases a new processor microarchitecture every two years, which is called a Tock release. One year later, they take...

Man Vs Machine

Man Vs Machine
Man Vs Machine

Are you a fan of the television show Man Vs Food starring foodie Adam Richman? In...