Can query performance be dependent on the client?

This question sounds really easy! The query performance depends essentially on the execution plan, which in its turn isn’t dependent...

SQL Server 2008 R2 - Release May2010

SQL Server 2008 R2 now has a release date...May 2010.

Check out the microsoft site for more details...link to follow

Please Take the Time to Donate for Haiti

This morning, Haiti was shaken yet again by another aftershock of the recent devastating earthquake.  
 
The situation has become so dire...

Windows LiveSynch

After a while, most people who work with SQL have accumulated quite a few scripts that they use for investigation,...

Collaboration Patterns – Part 2

Recently I caught a few minutes of a CSPAN interview with Chief Justice John Roberts, part of a larger presentation...

The Architectural Journal

Somehow had completely missed this one, The Architectural Journal is published quarterly in PDF format. Issue 22 seems to be...

Windows Azure Platform Training Kit

Everyone interesting for Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - December Update, can find it from Microsoft location here.
There are lot of...

Three Big Things That Got Me Here

I was tagged by Steve Jones in the meme that Paul Randal started a few days ago, so I need...

What three events brought you here?

I'm not sure if I have been tagged by anyone, but this is such an interesting topic I thought I...

Goals and Theme Word for 2010

I was warned by my father when I turned 21 that, although it seemed like it took a long to...