Fix for Blurry SSMS in Windows 10

I recently got a new laptop with Windows 10. I noticed SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS 17.1) was looking a...

Azure Cloud “Fear” Busting #4 – Losing Control?

So the decision to move to the cloud has been made but there is a fear from people that once...

Monday Coffee: Time Off

Nice to be back after a week off. I’ve been writing three posts a week (sometimes more) since the beginning...

PSDay.UK Tickets are on sale

Following a lot of hard work by the organising folks Gael Colas, Ebru Cucen, Daniel Krebs and Johnathan Medd, we...

Building Your Brand and Becoming a Thought Leader Session Materials

Thank you to everyone that attending my session today at SQL Saturday #649 in Jacksonville, Florida! It was a packed...

Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 3)

Welcome back, thanks for keep on reading me, and for the ones who read for the first time, welcome.With this third post I'll keep answering the question Where did...

Just Say No to Social Engineering Memes

These memes, from a security and privacy perspective, are nothing but trouble. Here’s an example I just saw a friend...

SQLskills is Giving Away Free Training!

SQLskills is giving away free training for their performance tuning and optimization classes. My entry for the competition is below. If you decide to enter for yourself, entries are...

Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 3)

Welcome back, thanks for keep on reading me, and for the ones who read for the first time, welcome.

With this...

SQL Server vs Oracle: Convert string to date

Over this week we’ve looked at the difference between Oracle and SQL Server from a few different angles. We’ve looked...