Don’t Forget About the Second Shot

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A couple weeks back, in a post on certifications, I mentioned the Second Shot offer from Microsoft...

Say “No” to Innovation-in-General #innovation

You need to get specific if you’re going to get anything done.
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Scaling SQL Server 2014 Pre-Con in Copenhagen

I will be travelling to Copenhagen, Denmark to deliver a full day pre-con for SQLSaturday #275 on Friday, March 28,...

SQL Server 2014 and the New Cardinality Estimator

Cardinality, basically the number of rows being processed by an operation with the optimizer, is a calculation predicated on the...

5 Things Series – APPLY Operator

In this series I’m going to detail the 5 T-SQL Commands that review in my  5 T-SQL Commands I’ve been...

Winner – Conference Pass to #SQLServerLive in Las Vegas

This is a quick post to announce the winner of my blog giveaway for a free conference pass to SQL Server Live! in Las Vegas. Those rather nice folks at SQL Server Live are also offering...

Winner – Conference Pass to #SQLServerLive in Las Vegas

This is a quick post to announce the winner of my blog giveaway for a free conference pass to SQL Server Live! in Las Vegas.
Those...

Presenting on Top SQL Server Vulnerabilities

On February 19th, 2014, I’ll be giving a webinar from 3-4 PM Eastern on the Top SQL Server Vulnerabilities. You...

If You’re Not Helping People Develop, You’re Not Management Material #management

Facilitating employee learning should be a non-negotiable competency. Employee development is one of the most critically important jobs any manager...

If You’ve Just Taken Over a Team, Quickly Let Underperformers Go

Your job is not to maintain the status quo. When you take over a team, you need to evalute why...