All about PASS Summit 2018

Here are the things you must/should probably know about PASS Summit 2018, as told by me. First Timers Read this...

Three skills to look for in a technology partner

SQL Treeo’s founder and CEO, Danny Riebeek, reflects on his 20+ years in the IT industry. Q: What prompted you...

Overview of SQL Joins in SQL Server

The ability to combine results from related rows from multiple tables is an important part of relational database system design. In SQL...

Midlands PASS Reboot!

If you’re in or near the Columbia, SC area, we are rebooting the Midlands PASS Chapter. Here is our first...

Databases and DevOps, It’s Not Just Me

Anyone who subscribes to my blog or my YouTube channel as well as anyone following me on social media knows...

You can’t DELETE TOP (x) with an ORDER BY

Did you know you can’t do this?
DELETE TOP (10)
FROM SalesOrderDetail
ORDER BY SalesOrderID DESC;Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 8

Incorrect...

Careful with your SQL Server Max Memory settings

Quite often I see database administrators set SQL Server max server memory thinking everything related to SQL Server uses this...

PASSITON discount code for PASS Summit 2018

This week only PASS has a new discount code of PASSITON for an additional $200 off 3-day registration. This is in addition to registration going up next by $200...

Powershell Error – Import-Module AzureRm

I was playing with SQL Azure on my brand new Surface pro device.  I open the Windows Powershell ISE as administrator to...

ExpressRoute and VPNs in Azure

In this edition of Azure Every Day, I’d like to discuss networking and interacting between your data center and Azure....