The Next Phase of My Career

For anyone who hasn't seen an update somewhere else in the social media universe, I recently started a new job...

Hung SQL Server Restores from Tivoli Storage Manager/Tivoli Data Protection

I ran into this with a client last night when trying to restore their SQL Server data warehouse database from...

New Page - "How to Get Involved With the SQL Server Community"

I recently composed an email (on the side) for a client DBA looking for info on getting involved with the...

SQLPerformance.com

I have had the opportunity to go through the first three SQLSkills Immersion Events, and one of the side benefits...

T-SQL Tuesday #42 - The Long and Winding Road

It's T-SQL Tuesday again (Thanks go to Adam Machanic (B/T)) and this month the host is Wendy Pastrick (B/T).  Wendy's...

Announcing SQL Saturday 197 Omaha Pre-Cons!

Here is a flyer produced by someone on the team - he says it all very well:

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Friday, April 5, 2013
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The Value of Certifications

A former co-worker recently sent me an email asking about Microsoft certifications, and if I pursued them, and what I...

Why is My New Server Under CPU Pressure?

Signal waits frequently translate to the amount of time that SQLOS is under pressure for CPU resources, as outlined in...

Everybody Needs to Know About Recovery

My friend and SQL Server professional Tim Radney (blog/@tradney) has written a new entry in the Joes2Pros series:

You can get...

A Minor Problem of Access

A colleague sent this - they received a trouble ticket where a user who had "all access" to the database couldn't...