Smart Car Charging

I don’t know if electric cars are the answer, but I do think electricity will play a larger part of...

Speaking at oPASS on March 8th

I will be at oPASS on March 8th (Thursday) in Orlando, Florida. I'll give a preview of the talk I'm giving...

Linked Servers

Do you have linked servers that have been created in your environment?  Do you know what these linked servers are? Finding Linked Servers SQL Server has provided us means...

Linked Servers

Do you have linked servers that have been created in your environment?  Do you know what these linked servers are?

Finding...

Choosing the Right Microsoft Reporting Technology Part 1: Report Services

As Business Intelligence has evolved over the years the number of tools we have to choose from for presenting data...

sql server scripts and managing databases

Managing a large SQL Server inventory requires an efficient management processes.
Following on from DBA  productivity and less is more  , this...

SQL Saturday # 103 in Curacao a Success

On 25th of February 2012, Curacao hosted its first SQL Saturday event. The event was held at the University of...

March Question: What tool(s) do you use to help you identify and tune slow performing queries?

Tuning poorly performing queries is one of the most important jobs of the DBA. With this in mind, this month’s...

A Solid Laser Printer

I bought a Brother 2060 about 5 years ago to serve as our primary printer at the ranch. It was...

AdventureWorks in SQL Server 2012 RC0

The sample databases for SQL Server 2012 haven’t been completely finalized, but I was able to find the latest version...