Fighting the Flu

Last Monday was my first day back from the PASS Summit, planned for (and was) a slow day, just starting...

Article of the Week – Kimberly L. Tripp (Partitioned Tables and Indexes)

When partitioning was first introduced in SQL Server 2005, I thought what a great idea.  However, when I started reading...

Blowing Off Steam and Recharging

I’ve written a few things about why conferences and events are good, or why it’s valuable for an IT worker...

Why does change control for SQL Server have to be so hard?

I’ve been dealing with change control and source code repositories for most of my professional career. While I’ve seen change...

Today’s SQL Lunch – Integrating Table Valued Parameters with Reporting Services 2008

Meeting URL: Join Meeting

Click the above Meeting URL around 11:30 AM CST on 11/16/2009 to join the meeting
Date: 11/16/2009
Time: 11:30...

Hot Sauce Links

New friend David Easley shared two sources for hot sauce that I wasn’t familiar with:
http://www.datilsensation.com/products.shtmlhttp://www.pepperpalace.com/I like some spice here and...

Marketing Mistakes and Poor Customer Service can Hurt Your Business

Yesterday, I was able to cause a potential customer to buy a competing product. In fact, according to my tally...

Using Dedicated NICs to Segregate SQL Server 2008 Backup Traffic

If you need to initialize a mirrored database for SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring, one of the first things you...

Looking Back – PASS Summit 2009 Day 5

Since this was my time visiting Seattle I opted to stay an extra day and take in the sights and...

PASS’s SQL Server Standard Latest Edition Available

Although it’s buried on the SQLPASS website, the newest edition of the SQL Server Standard is now available here in...