SQL Quiz #5

Another SQL Quiz started by His Evilness, Chris Shaw. Okay, Chris isn't evil; I just wanted to say "evilness" and these quizzes...

How to Add a Pre-Con/Post-Con Session to your PASS Summit Registration

Not obvious how to do this, go to http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=685107, login, then click on Agenda. You can then add any of...

NTSSUG Meeting on Thursday: Brian Knight

The North Texas SQL Server User Group (NTSSUG) monthly meeting will be held this Thursday, August 20th, at the Microsoft...

There is no excuse

I read Jack Corbett's blog entry,No Training Budget Still No Excuse, last week and thought it was excellent. In fact,...

SQLSaturday #21 – Orlando Pre-event Seminars Announced.

Wow!  Andy Warren has put together a week of low-cost seminars filling the entire week before SQLSaturday #21 – Orlando.  What...

Replication – Accommodating Application Inserts

Recently I have been involved in lots of projects involving replication.  I have done some things to make replication work...

SQLSaturday Advisory Council – Second Member Announced

Posted today, Andy Leonard is the second person on the Council, and we’re glad to have him. Read the announcement...

The theft of ideas and content

If you regularly read SQL Server or other technology blogs, you know that the blogs can be a wonderful way...

The Fisherman and the 'C' (City)

 The Fisherman and the "C" ("City") 
Ok, I know when most think about NYC, they think latte-sipping wall-street yuppie (I'm...

devLINK Technical Conference is Biggest Ever

I am presenting a 3-hour session on the SQL Server 2008 Data Collector.

The devLink Technical Conference, held August 13-15, 2009...