Speaking at PASS Summit 2014

Achievement unlocked.
I am more than delighted to announce that I was selected to speak at the upcoming PASS Summit 2014...

PASS Summit 2014 – I’m speaking!

On June 25, 2012, I set a goalfor myself.  It was this:
In the next 3 years, I want to present...

Speaking at SQLSaturday Oslo, Norway 2014

I am extremely delighted to announce that I was selected to present a Deep Dive session on Clustered Columnstore Indexes...

Final Summer Precon for Me – Portland Maine

This coming weekend is the SQL Saturday #293 in Portland, Maine with my precon on Friday. I am really looking forward to attending...

Thoughts On The 2014 PASS Summit Selections

The session lineup for the 2014 PASS Summit was announced today and I'm honored to be selected as a presenter....

“A good DBA is a lazy DBA”

I’m borrowing from Andy Leonard (blog | twitter) who says all the time, “Good engineers are lazy.”
If you’re thinking, “Why would I want (to...

The Great Escape-Question of The Day

The Great Escape is the question today, one I think you will like because…it’s about LIKE! It’s a head scratcher....

I am speaking at the PASS Summit 2014

I am super excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at the 2014 PASS Summit. This is...

Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 32 (“Size Does Matter, but how ?”)

Continuation from the previous 31 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/

The Columnstore Row Group Size Question:
What is better for SQL Server performance:...

Speaking at the SQL PASS 2014 Summit

I’m happy to announce that I will be speaking at the SQL PASS Summit this fall.  The summit will be...