SQL Saturday #85 Orlando

SQL Saturday #85 is quickly approaching. It will be held in sunny Orlando, FL so if you live in the...

SQL Azure – simple description, part I.

I was studying SQL Azure parameters some time ago and found out that there are no materials which tell you...

SQL Server Hardware Book News and Reviews

Today was an exciting day, since I discovered that fellow SQL Server MVP Brent Ozar (Blog|Twitter) had posted a very...

Dual monitors, dual laptops, and the best way to manage them

Here is a tip that could make you much more productive:  At home, I have a desktop computer with dual-monitors...

Big Numbers

What had me reflecting on numbers was an article in the Financial Times (Conduit of Contention if you can find...

Thank you PASS Community

This has been a great week for me.  I had a lot of new faces come out for the Columbus...

Modified Insert Unknown Row to Dimension Table

A little over a year ago Patrick LeBlanc wrote a blog post about inserting an unknown row into a dimension. ...

Roundup for Un-SQL Friday #005: Bad Interviews

It’s time for the Un-SQL Friday #005 roundup!

From managers…
First up, The Lone DBA admits that he wasn’t always (ahem) one of us…he’s got...

Re-blog – July 22-July 28

As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week.  Some posts...

Calling SCOM in C#

Written by David Postlethwaite
I’m sure there are many out there using System Centre Operations Manager (or SCOM for short)...