Notes from the Oct 23, 2013 oPASS Meeting

I drove up to Sanford after work on Thursday for the oPASS meeting to see Mark Kromer present Big Data...

Only one month left! Register for the SQL Server Live! Conference in Orlando Through TheSQLPro.com and Receive a $500 Discount

The SQL Server Live! Conference in Orlando is between November 18-22, 2013. There is a discount code provided for those...

SQL Saturday in Verona!

This year I will speak at PASSSQL Saturday in Verona with a session based on database and source control management.
“PASS SQLSaturday’s...

SSIS Pivot on bad data

The pivot transform in SSIS is already a pain to use. When you have bad data it makes it even...

Change in SQL 2012 SSMS grid output behavior

It’s one of those things that always aggravated me but not really enough to complain about. When you run a...

SQL PASS Summit 2013 – Simply Amazing

This past week I attended my third SQL PASS Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina. All I can say is – WOW....

Review: SQL Server Transaction Log Management

Book Details:
SQL Server Transaction Log Management 
Davis, Tony and Shaw, Gail 
Simple Talk Publishing, October 2012.
Free PDF download

Do I Recommend This Book?
Yes,...

My PASS Summit 2013 Presentations

I had the honor to speak for the first time at this past PASS Summit 2013 in Charlotte, NC. It...

IT Pro Camp Tampa 2013

This year I was honored to sponsor and speak at IT Pro Camp Tampa 2013. Like always, it is a...

Reblog: October 18 to October 24

I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just the information...