The Art of the Outstanding DBA

Being average is dull. Are we consistently producing quality that we can be proud of, each and every time? So...

My Surprise MVP Party

Two Fridays ago, Sean and I sat down for our weekly DBAs@Midnight webshow* as usual. Unusually, we were expecting an out-of-town...

RTFM365, Week 7

[Commence whine-a-thon, thinly veiled as an introductory paragraph to a blog.]
As I knew it would, it is getting VERY difficult...

SQLskills Master Immersion Events 2011 competition

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      I have completed engineering and my native is M.Uthamasolagan (village near chidambaram ). I have...

Coming to SQL Saturday #60 in Cleveland

It’s just a couple weeks away, on Super Bowl weekend. I can’t believe this is event #60, still in shock...

Corrupting Databases for Dummies- Hex Editor Edition

Corruption is so ugly it gets a lolworm instead of a lolcat.
Let’s make one thing clear from the start:

This Post...

Ebooks: Deal of the Day

Apress, as I expect you know, publish some really good SQL Server books. Some of which are on the MCM...

Microsoft SQL Server Licensing For Dummies..

Microsoft SQL Server Licensing For Dummies.. 
Don’t let the above title fool you!  Have you been confused on the Microsoft...

Keeping Perspective: What Are You Building?

Think about your responsibilities at work for a minute. How many do you have? Can you even name them all?

As technical professionals,...

The Danger of Agreements

I'm speaking in context of Getting Things Done, not a legal or contractual agreement.  What brought this up is me...