Choosing the Right Microsoft Reporting Technology Part 6: Making the Decision

We’ve completed reviewing the major Microsoft tools and now you have to make “The Decision”.  Which tool(s) is the best...

Presenting at SQL Saturday 119 Chicago!

First thing in the morning Saturday May 19th:

I will be presenting with my colleague from House of Brick David Klee...

One Week from SQLRally!

SQLRally is a week away (pre-cons start on Tuesday, conference starts on Thursday). I have the privilege of two sessions to...

SQL Server Indexed Views Explained

Indexed views are a really powerful and possibly underused feature of SQL Server. It’s basically a way of writing a...

Eight Words

I remember a lot of things about that day.  It was July in Texas, which is to say, it was...

Checking Your Main BIOS Version

As some of you may know, I spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps back during the Reagan administration....

Notes from SQLSaturday #107 in Houston

I’ve deliberately waited a bit to write this after the event, just to see what stood out after a week...

Favorite DBA Books

In the April 2012 Question of the Month, I asked readers to tell me their favorite DBA books. I have...

The 2012 Powershell Scripting Game(shows) in review

Over the past few weeks, those around me know that I’ve been talking a lot about Powershell, how much it...

May Question: How soon will you begin implementing SQL Server 2012?

Now that SQL Server 2012 has been released, this month’s question is “How soon will you begin implementing SQL Server...