SATA, SAS or Neither? SSD’s Get A Third Option

I recently wrote about solid state storage and its different form factor. Well, several major manufacturers have realized that solid...

Date Dimension Using Computed Columns

Picked up this nice script from a client last week.  Use this script below to create a Date Dimension for...

Successful Teams: Knowing When to Step Out of Your Role

I've talked about the fact that everyone needs to contribute for the success of the team and that everyone should...

Do You Need a Mentor?

When I was young, I never thought I did. I was sure that I knew what was best for my...

Pass Summit Sunday Morning

I’m sitting in Top Pot Donut. I’m having a fantastic apple fritter. I’m also trying out the capabilities of the...

Quick Elevators

I’m at the Renaissance in Seattle for a couple days, stuck on the 14th floor. That’s higher than I normally...

SQLPSX 2.3 Release

Just in time for PASS Summit 2010, the CodePlex project SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) has been updated . Here’s a...

2010 DBA of the Year Will be Awarded at SQLServerCentral.com PASS Opening Night Party

Tracy Hamlin, selected as the 2010 DBA of the Year, will be awarded her trophy at this year’s SQLServerCentral.com PASS...

SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday – Return First Date of Month

Brian K. McDonald
SQLBIGeek
Twitter: @briankmcdonald

Welcome to the third post of my “SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday” blog series. In this series, I am...

SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Has Record Attendance

This past week, November 3-4, the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections has a record 431 attendees. Below are some...