An Un-CATCHable Error?

I've been using the scripting tools in SSIS for some time, but I came across something today that I can't...

Plagiarism Again

Update: The problem posts have been removed from the SQLTechConsulting site.

I ran across a note from Brent Ozar (blog | Twitter)...

Critiquing Free Events

Yesterday I wrote about expectations at free events, basically saying they don’t differ a lot from paid events. The next...

Access Analysis Services via T-SQL?

It occurred to me the other day that it might be interesting to manage aggregates in an SQL Server database...

Why UniqueIdentifier is a Bad Choice for a Clustered Index in SQL Server

I had a question today about why it was “bad” to use a UniqueIdentifier as the data type for a...

SSWUG Ultimate vConference Discount Code

The SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference is coming up on April 7, 8, and 9th.  This is three days of very...

SP_SPACEUSED & SP_MSTABLESPACE

Take a look two SP inside the sys Procedure in SQL Server 2008 (included also in the SQL Server 2005),...

Be Responsible in your blogging and posting

I have been awarded the MVP award from Microsoft a few years in a row and it’s an honor, but...

More Thoughts on Certification

After a great response to my last post on Certification, I need to post my thoughts on 70-450 PRO: Designing,...

PASS BI Virtual Chapter

Did you know that PASS has virtual chapters, allowing members to participate in virtual meetings that are geographically agnostic?  One...