Reminder – Deadline for SQLRally Pre-Con Abstracts is October 15th

See my previous post on the topic,or just go directly to the application.The application has full details, but MVP’s, Summit...

Return of Index Analysis Part 1

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

SSC Editorial – Great Service

I wrote the editorial about great service after noticing a couple small but interesting customer service experiences during two trips....

MongoDB

I found a comparison of MongoDB and SQL Server recently, from a C# MVP and a person that works with...

SQL Lunch: Change of Schedule

There has been a slight change to this weeks SQL Lunch meeting.  Our scheduled speaker cannot present this week, therefore...

SQL Saturday 49 Orlando - Delivery Mechanisms using SQL Server Reporting Services (mini)

It's official! I am presenting a mini session for SQL Saturday in Orlando. My topic and some details are below:

Delivery...

MSDB Job History Duration Conversion

Have you ever queried the msdb tables to get duration details about a particular job? I’ve had to do this...

Converting Dates to Integers

While working on a project recently, I came across a conversion that was trying to convert a date to an...

SQLRally Event Flyer is Ready

The SQLRally marketing team put this flyer together last week. We’ll be trying to get Chapters and SQLSaturdays to link...

SQL Server Database Maintenance Checklist

In this blog post, I continue my series of SQL Server Health Checklists that I am developing for a new...