More Surface

I’m continuing to work with the Surface.

BOOM
I just had my first crash. I was in IE when I tried to...

Countdown to PASS Summit 2012 – 4 to Go – SQL Karaoke, Really?

Four days to the Summit. Will you be singing? Last year was my first time attending SQL Karaoke. While I...

Scripting out users

Many of us know the importance of scripting out our users on a regular bases in order to be able...

SQL Server – Database Engine Error Severities in Brief

When an error is raised by the SQL Server Database Engine, we usually see the Severity Level as in the...

Debugging Isn’t an Obvious or Easy Skill

I tend to take it for granted and I imagine most of you do as well, but not everyone is...

Summit 2012

In case you have been living under a rock (I know it’s not under my rock), here is your notice that Summit 2012 is just a few days away...

Summit 2012

In case you have been living under a rock (I know it’s not under my rock), here is your notice...

PASS Summit 2012–My Schedule

Using SSIS 2012 for Data Warehouse ETL
I have been fortunate to be selected this year to speak at the PASS...

Jumping from SSIS 2008 to SSIS 2012

Being a long-time SSIS 2008 developer, I have been working with SSIS 2012 for the past few months, and I...

SQL Backup and Recovery

I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to write a book for Joes2Pros on a topic that is very...