Monday Morning SQL Break – September 19, 2016

It’s Monday and time for this week’s blog and twitter round-up. It’s been a few weeks since the last recap,...

Be a good administrator

Below are the topics every Administrator has to keep up with.

Backup / Restore:
Understand the backup / restore options SQL Server provides for...

Query Store and Plan Forcing: What Do You Use It For

If you’re working with Azure SQL Database or you’ve moved into SQL Server 2016, one of the biggest new tools...

Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 17 – Sunburst)

In this module you will learn how to use the Sunburst chart Power BI Custom Visual.  The Sunburst chart is...

Using an ORDER BY in a view

For many years it’s been a best practice to never put an ORDER BY in a view. The idea is...

Speaking at Suburban Chicago SQL Server Users Group Tomorrow

I will be presenting a technical session entitled ‘Virtual SQL Servers. Actual Performance‘ tomorrow evening for the Suburban Chicago SQL Server Users...

Building Oracle 12c on Linux 7 on Hyper-V

David has written a white paper, or short ebook titled building oracle 12C on Linux 7 VM residing on Hyper-V....

Books VS Internet

It’s is very easy to be
confused between investing in books or we should use the power of internet. If
you ask...

Distributed AG

going though Allan Hirt’s 24 SQLPASS  recording, he has explained the new feature of SQL Server Availability group you can get...

5 Must Haves Before You Start Consulting

Please join me at IT/Dev Connections on Oct. 12 at 8:00AM where I’ll be hosting a Birds of a Feather session “Moving to Independent Consulting” Bring your questions!*
Yes, an 8:00AM session in Las Vegas,...