PASS Summit 2022 - Day 3 in Pictures

Other PASS Summit 2022 Days - Pre-Cons | Day 1 | Day 2
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Day 3 of Summit 2022 was "Community Day" with a "community keynote" given by the amazing Kimberly Tripp (@kimberlyltripp)...

PASS Summit 2022 - Day 2 In Pictures

Day 2 of Summit 2022 started earlier than usual with the "Breakfast with the Microsoft team: SQL Futures and Strategy" - the food was good and the conversations with...

PASS Summit 2022 - Day 1 In Pictures

The first "full" day of PASS 2022 kicked off with a bang when Rohan Kumar (@RohanKData) stepped out on the keynote stage to announce SQL Server 2022 was GA...

On Hybrid Events

 In my blog post last night on Days 1 and 2 of the PASS Summit, I included the following comment:

(Along with that, I think having "hybrid" events like our...

PASS Summit 2022 - Pre-Cons Were Amazing!

It's that time again...TUESDAY!

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I mean...NOVEMBER!

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OK fine...SUMMIT!

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I have very much missed in-person events and I am glad that Redgate (@Redgate) has managed to continue the @PASSDataSummit framework - virtual presentations...

Disabling Non-Clustered Indexes For Fun and Profit

One of the frequently quoted ETL best practices is to disable your non-clustered indexes during a data load.  Basically the conventional wisdom is that you disable the non-clustered indexes,...

Unable to Connect to Target Server? But, I'm Already Connected!

I am working on an Azure SQL Database migration from an on-premises VM, and at the client's request I am working through the BACPAC Import/Export process rather than using...

Another One Bites the Dust - PASS is Gone, so...What Now?

There has been a lot of noise over the last few weeks since it was announced that due to financial constraints related to canceling the in-person Summit due to...

Toolbox - When Intellisense Doesn't See Your New Object

I was just working on a new SQL job, and part of creating the job was adding a few new tables to our DBA maintenance database to hold data...

Would You Pass the SQL Server Certifications Please? What Do You Mean We're Out?

I have held various certifications through my DBA career, from CompTIA A+ certification back when I worked help desk (I'm old) through the various MCxx that Microsoft has offered...