PASS Summit Birds of a Feather Lunch

The absolute biggest part of the PASS Summit is the one thing that most people don’t take advantage of, networking....

S–3–X Talk Week: Love, HR, and Sexy Shoes

We’re conducting S–3–X Talk Week here at the MidnightDBA #Awesomesauce blog. In the tradition of the first S-3-X week blog,...

MVP Birds of a Feather Lunch at PASS Summit 2010

The almost final list just posted by Mike Walsh, 50+ MVP’s will each host a lunch table at the PASS...

Take The Survey from the SQL Server Connection Team

Saw this today, a survey posted to the SQL Protocols blog by Principal Group Program Manager Raghu Ram. I took...

Tools I Use to Scan for SQL Servers

I was having a Twitter conversation on this yesterday and naturally Aaron Nelson (blog | twitter) popped in with "PowerShell!"  I like PowerShell,...

Return of Index Analysis Part 3

Let’s Anaylze An Index!Time for part three of my continued Index Analysis query.  The previous posts in this series are:...

SQLSaturday#59 Interview Series Continues...with Steve Jones

 SQLSaturday#59 Speaker Interview Series #2
Yesterday, on the PearlKnows Blog, I kicked off the SQLSaturday#59 Speaker Interview Series, with a bit...

Common SQL Server Mistakes – Equals NULL

One thing that I don’t see a lot, but it still happens with people new to SQL Server is the...

TSQL Tuesday #11: Messages and the Clammy Seduction of the Print Statement

Note: Updated 10/28 based on conversation in the comments, and 12/10 with Denali info.

TSQL Tuesday #11: Misconceptions in SQL Server
This...

Why do I contribute to the SQL Server Community?

As an active speaker and volunteer in the SQL Server community I am often asked why do I do it? ...