SSC Editorial: Culture Clashes and Arrogance

I’m a little late posting this, Culture Clashes and Arrogance was featured on June 17, 2015. One of my favorites...

Top 3 Questions Before Submitting to a SQL Saturday

Hello Dear Reader!  We are coming up upon the 9th SQL Saturday for Orlando.  Orlando is where SQL Saturday began, and the home to some pretty amazing speakers. We,...

Top 3 Questions Before Submitting to a SQL Saturday

Hello Dear Reader!  We are coming up upon the 9th SQL Saturday for Orlando.  Orlando is where SQL Saturday began,...

24 Hours of PASS: The Data Loading Performance Presentation – Slide Deck and Scripts

Thanks to everyone who attended my 24 Hours of PASS session, The Data Loading Performance Presentation.
It was a lot of...

ExpressProfiler: say "Hi!" to new developer!

I glad to introduce new member of Express Profiler team - Chris Moore!
He has many ideas and eager to implement them.
Welcome...

SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well Almost

SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well Almost
JUNE 25, 2015

IntroductionOne thing that has been lacking in Azure SQL Database is the ability to write database jobs in Transact-SQL. Recently,...

SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well Almost

SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well AlmostJUNE 25, 2015
Introduction
One thing that has been lacking in Azure SQL Database is the...

SQL Server Infernals – Circle 2: Generalizers

Object-Oriented programming taught us that generalizing is a good thing and, whenever possible, we should do it. Complex class hierarchies...

oPASS June 2015: Using BI Power tools to visualize your SQL Infrastructure with Rodney Landrum

The next oPASS meeting is tomorrow night (June 25, 2015):
DBAs do not always have time to work with some of...

Working at Microsoft – A Year in Reflection

Last year after starting my new job with Microsoft as a Senior Consultant I wrote an article about my interviewing...