SSWUG Spring Conference Speaker Ratings

This spring I presented a few sessions at the spring SSWUG virtual conference – DBTechCon.  Now that the event is over,...

SQL Server Denali CTP3 Download

AdvertisementsMicrosoft has given the SQL Server Denali CTP3 (Community Technology Preview)  for public preview. You can download the SQL Server Denali CTP3...

Bad Admins: Pocketing Backups

This is part of a series of tips on how bad/rogue admins can get access to the data in your...

Tallahassee User Group meeting August 9th

For those of you in the Tallahassee, FL area on August 9th at 6:00 pm I will be speaking virtually for...

PowerPivot - Diagram View

The new “Denali” PowerPivot has a lot of fanatic new additions that I’ve really been looking forward to.Many of my...

Announcing SQL Saturday #99

Seriously, what’s going on in Minnesota?  Our government is shut down and… we are hosting a SQL Saturday on a...

Upcoming Webinar on Using SQL Monitor in the Real World

Recently at SQLServerCentral.com, I have been running a series of articles called the SQLServerCentral.com Best Practices Clinic, which describe how...

SQL Server “Denali”: New Certifications

According to the post SQL Server “Denali” Experts–We Need You! that asks for your feedback on the Microsoft certifications for the...

Knowing Someone Makes a Difference-Part 2

How long does it take you to get comfortable at a new job. How long to figure out who is...

BI on SQL Azure

Introduction

A newly emerged concept ‘cloud computing’ is a phenomenon which is quickly embedding into all sectors of IT industry. Data Warehouse (DW) and Business Intelligence (BI) is...