SQL Server on VMware Boot Camp at VMworld 2018

I am extremely proud to announce that I am presenting in conjunction with VMware Corp. an all-day boot camp for...

Forcing Execution Plan

Very rarely there is a need to force an execution plan and even more rarely we should be doing it....

Silly Photos at Work

Someone I stumbled across this picture of @brento on my drive.

This might be the best one:

And this was a good...

Paper Model of Hubble Telescope

Not even close to being about SQL, I ran across the plans for a paper model of the Hubble Telescope while...

The need for having both a DW and cubes

I have heard some people say if you have a data warehouse, there is no need for cubes (when I say “cubes” I am referring to tabular and multidimensional OLAP...

The need for having both a DW and cubes

I have heard some people say if you have a data warehouse, there is no need for cubes (when I...

Selecting a Random Row From a Table

A couple of times recently I’ve seen the question asked, ‘How can I select a single row at random from...

Friday Reading 2018-07-20

Haven’t posted one of these for a while! It’s good to have some time back to be able to read/write.
I’ve...

My #SQLCareer Day–July 19

I’ve asked for #SQLCareer posts, and I haven’t done any. My job isn’t a data platform DBA or developer, but...

Getting Schooled by Brent

Earlier this year Brent Ozar invited me to attend some of his online classes for free. Free is good! Training...