Working on the Railroad

I work with a client that has an office about 25 yards from a train track and recently the railroad...

Can I Add Controls to a Reporting Services Report?

I see this question on the forums all the time and thought it was worth a repost here. 
Just this week,...

CHD Awareness Week

Do you know about congenital heard defects (CHD)?  Did you know that February 7-14 is the week dedicated to making...

February PASSMN Meeting This Week

PASSMN meeting is this week on Tuesday.  Without further ado…

Meeting Details
Here are the details on the meeting location and time:
Date:February...

Evaluating Performance of View and Stored procedure

I got a chance to evaluate performance of both views and stored procedure for high level decision making.
As all of Us knows that purpose/scope...

DBA 101: Why Don’t People Run Backups

It happened multiple times this week. It happens multiple times every week. Some poor soul is posting on a message...

SSMS Tools Pack – Script Grid Results

Most of us like things that make our lives easier.  When they’re free, it’s just that much sweeter.  I would...

Examining PFS, GAM and SGAM pages

Anyone who can interpret data and index pages will surely think about interpreting PFS, GAM and SGAM pages. I am...

I travel, I work, I EAT

As most of you know I am a consultant with Pragmatic Works, which requires me to travel a bit.  During...

Presentation Slides For Hardware 201 at SQLSaturday #66 in Colorado Springs

I will be giving my Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Hardware for OLTP Performance presentation at SQLSaturday #66 at 1:30PM...