Google Buys Nest

I was a bit sad to see that Google bought Nest. I like upstarts that see a problem and solve...

One error which you don’t want to see while doing upgrades – Missing MSI !

The cached MSI file ‘C:\Windows\Installer\<name>.msi’ is missing !!! This is one error which you don’t want to see when you are...

T-SQL Tuesday #50: Doing More With Less

It’s time once again for that monthly geek party again we like to call T-SQL Tuesday. T-SQL Tuesday #50 is...

T-SQL Tuesday #50: Automation for LazyDBAs!

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different blogger each month.
T-SQL Tuesday 50 – Automation
This blog party was...

TSQL-Tuesday#050 – Automation

TweetG’day,

Well, it’s the first TSQL-Tuesday of 2014 and one of my New Years resolutions for 2014 is to contribute to...

SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for January 2014

I spent some time this month to true up the SQL Server 2005 version, with the other versions for the...

SQL in Albuquerque

It’s a little less than two weeks until SQL Saturday #271 – Albuquerque. The second event in that great city, and...

TSQL Tuesday #50 – Automation – Verifying the Backup Chain

I was recently just letting my mind wander. As it’s prone to do, all sorts of things just entered into...

Independent consultant: How to find work

When I talk to people about switching from being a salaried employee to an independent consultant (see my presentation How to...

2014 Polar Plunge #SQLPlunge

In just a couple months… on March 1… I’m going to jump into a lake in Minnesota.  Now it’s cold...