Speaking at SQLSaturday #29 in Birmingham, AL

On Saturday the 27th of March, I’m going to be presenting two sessions at SQLSaturday #29 in Birmingham, Alabama.
1:30 PM:...

Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on March 18

The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be having their March meeting on Thursday, March 18. Bulent Gucuk will discuss...

SQL 2008 Auditing Presentation in NJ by the MAK!

If you are a regular to the sql server community sites, forums and blogs, then you know about the awesome stuff brought...

Thoughts on SQL Server Certification

This is probably part 1 of a series, but no guarantees.

Why Certify?
I've been working with SQL Server for 10 years...

How to Consolidate & Virtualize SQL Server 2008

Many companies face the decisions to 1) consolidate their SQL Servers, due to sql sprawl; and 2) whether to virtualize their SQL...

Review: Virtual CloneDrive

It’s pretty common to download software as an ISO file (a disk image) and it seems like a waste to...

Volunteering for PASS

I said I was going to do it last year, and I followed through. After submitting an application to volunteer,...

SQL Server Utility in SQL Server 2008 R2

One of the new management related features in SQL Server 2008 R2 is SQL Server Utility. SQL Server Utility gives...

Twas the Night Before the MCM ...

T'was the Night Before the MCM ...
SQL Server MCM starts tomorrow. My wife thinks it's cute that I'm excited. The...

Setting Up a Server Side Trace

Recently I wrote a short post  on the default trace in SQL Server. You can read that here. In this...