Nominated for the Tribal Awards

I’ve been notified I am a finalist for the category Best New Voice at the Tribal Awards. These awards are...

Powershell in a Month – Day 6 The Pipeline

This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in a Month...

I’m presenting at the PASS Business Analytics Conference

I am fortunate enough to have been selected to give a presentation at the PASS Business Analytics Conference in San Jose, CA...

How to Set Up Managed Backups in SQL Server 2014

Earlier this week I introduced the concept of Managed Backups (and caused less of a turmoil than I thought I...

Transactions: Rolling back part of a transaction.

In my previous post I mentioned the fact that the ROLLBACK command rolls back the entire transaction all the way...

To All Recruiters - Canned Emails Kill Kittens: Day 9

Small disclaimer

I'm going to file this one under rant. Let me first say that there are some wonderful recruiting agencies...

Active Directory and SQL Server Questions Answered

I presented for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter several weeks ago and talked about different ways that Active Directory can...

Data Architecture VC hosts Nigel Sammy: TSQL Tips and Tricks

Please join the Data Architecture Virtual Chapter as they host SQL Server MVP Nigel Sammy his take for T-SQL Tips...

Traveling in 2013

It was a busy year for me. As I look back at my speaking CV for 2013, here’s what I...

Increasing database unit tests connection timeout period in VS 2012

Have your ever had a timeout error in a visual studio 2012 unit test like below?

How to get around this...