Where I’ll Be

Things have been too quiet here on the blog, but there’s a reason (a few actually).  This year has been...

Baton Rouge SQLSaturday and Tech Day 2013

This will be the fifth SQLSaturday and Tech Day in Baton Rouge, LA on Saturday August 3rd, 2013.

I found a...

PerformancePoint: Show Details greyed out

In PerformancePoint, when using a analytic grid or chart or a scorecard, if you are not able to use the...

SQL Server, Pricing, Editions and Features

I Want Features Not Cost! Recently Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) wrote a post SQL Server Standard Edition Sucks, And It’s All Your Fault. Needless to say, he isn’t happy with...

SQL Server, Pricing, Editions and Features

I Want Features Not Cost!
Recently Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) wrote a post SQL Server Standard Edition Sucks, And It’s All Your...

How Will Your Product Fare Over Time?

I like to look at things that have been in use for a while to see how they hold up....

SQL Server events in the UK August 2013

You might have thought that the UK SQL Server scene would have gone quiet during the summer break, but far...

Managing Multiple Servers Thanks to Registered Servers & the Benefits

Since I changed organisations in January this year, I asked one of my colleagues to export his SQL Server Management...

Spend some quality time with your Database using Database Snapshots for testing

First let’s get things straight, this post is not an encouragement for anyone to spend more time with his/her Database...

When and How to Shrink Your Database

Most DBAs know that shrinking a database is a bad thing. But in many cases, there is no DBA around,...