Wait Stats Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager

Database servers have to wait on different resources, and these waits are huge to the performance of SQL Server.  Sometimes...

Schema-design for SQL Server: recommendations for Schema-design with security in mind

Introduction to Big Data

So you’ve been working as a DBA or a BI developer for several years now. You know your stuff very...

More SQL Saturday Precon News(Real-time Dashboards)!!!!

As you read in my earlier post, I am delivering a couple of precons in Tampa, FL and Richmond, VA. ...

SQLKonferenz in Darmstadt: Vorstellung der Security Features von SQL Server 2016 mit dem Leiter des Security-Teams aus Redmond

The Easy Phone Restore

This is hardware week for me, with a new phone coming in the mail. This was a warranty replacement for...

Flash sale – Discount for Chicago SQL Saturday Precon – This Afternoon Only

I’m running a flash sale discount for my upcoming Chicago SQL Saturday Precon called ‘SQL Server Infrastructure Tuning for Availability...

Azure SQL Database Error

I was on SQL Cruise where I was scheduled to present a session on Azure SQL Database. I recorded all...

CONVERT and HEX

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

Azure SQL Database security

Life we be so much easier if we could just trust everyone, but since we can’t we need solid security...