Speaking At SQL Saturday DC

I am so excited to announce that I was selected to speak at SQL Saturday DC on December 8, 2018.
I...

Bad Query Performance Tips Rebutted

Once upon a time, someone, somewhere, wrote a list of bad query performance tips and they’ve been copied all over...

A New Video - Create a DB Executor Role

A long long time ago, I wrote a blog post showing how to create db_executor role in SQL Server. There...

Load and run custom T-SQL scripts in SSMS via Snippets

If you work with SQL Server on a daily basis, it is very likely you have a lot of custom...

Notes From the 2018 PASS Summit (v20)

This was the 20th PASS Summit, a decent milestone! Interesting to pause and think, what will the Summit look like...

Reasons to Serve on the PASS Board of Directors

A few weeks back I wrote Some Thoughts on How To Prepare to Serve on the PASS Board of Directors....

Getting Started with Installing Kubernetes On-Prem

Let’s get you started on your Kubernetes journey with installing Kubernetes on premises in virtual machines. Kubernetes is a distributed system, you will be creating a cluster which will have...

Getting Started with Installing Kubernetes On-Prem

Let’s get you started on your Kubernetes journey with installing Kubernetes on premises in virtual machines. 
Kubernetes is a distributed system,...

Last week reading (2018-11-11)

Hello folks, how are you today? It was a very comprehensive week and many of my friends returned home after...

Happy Veterans Day to my SQL Brothers and Sisters!

Thank you all for your service!

I was fortunate to have attended PASS Summit again this year. As an added bonus...