SQL Audit 101 – Creating a basic audit

SQL Audit was introduced in SQL 2008, and for the first time auditing was treated as a “first-class” object in...

First SQL Server UG Meeting in Harrisburg, PA

If you work with SQL Server and live in the Harrisburg area I have some great news for you. The...

Group Think (or Groupthink)

I’ve thought about writing on this topic a couple times and was reminded of it again when I read a...

Speaker Selection for SQLSaturday Orlando-Group #5

Three more added to the stellar slate of speakers for SQLSaturday Orlando, we look forward to seeing you soon!

Ira Whiteside

Devin...

Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Lesson 1: – Basic Architecture Overview

I’ll begin my coverage of Microsoft’s Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) architecture / appliance with a brief overview of the Massively Parallel...

Writing About SQL Server

I.              Introduction I recently submitted my entry for a writing competition as part of my continuing education.  While I was...

Speaking at SQL Saturday 122 - Louisville

It has been a great couple of months for both me and for Perpetual Technologies (my employer). PTI has been...

Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – sysdatabases

This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...

SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (July 2012)

Here is the latest version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to...

Baton Rouge SQLSaturday #150 & Tech Day–DBA 1 track

August 4th of this year will be the forth annual Baton Rouge SQL Saturday and Tech Day. Patrick LeBlanc got...