ScaryDBA Blog Reboot

After all the conversations at FreeCon last week (more on that later, when I’ve assimilated it better), I finally decided...

SQLSaturday #59 - Speaker Interview Series #18 with Matt Van Horn

 SQLSaturday #59 – Speaker Interview Series #18 – with Matt Van Horn
Notes from the SQLSat#59 Team:  SQLSaturday#59 is just 5 days away...

Career Advice – Play Your Own Game

I get asked this question fairly often. How do I find time to write so much, work on SQL Server,...

Slides & Samples for my SQLPASS sessions

As announced in both of my session you can find my slides & samples here for download:

Building FILESTREAM
solutions with SQL Server...

New Path to MCM in SQL Server 2008

Last week, during the first day of the PASS 2010 Summit, Microsoft’s Joe Sack announced the revamped testing program for...

PASSMN November Meeting This Week

The PASS Summit has past and now it ‘s time to mention that the November PASSMN meeting is coming up...

SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries (November 2010)

Here is the November 2010 version of my diagnostic information queries for SQL Server 2005. Many of these queries are...

My Conversation with Ted Kummert at the PASS 2010 Summit

For some mysterious reason, I was selected as one of the “official” bloggers/tweeters during the PASS Keynotes last week. This...

XBox 360 250GB and Kinect Bundle

I took the plunge and bought one of the new 250GB XBox 360 and Kinect bundles for $399 at Best...

Self-service Reporting in SQL Server “Denali”

Project “Crescent” is the name currently used to describe the new self-service reporting
capability to be released in the next version...