Coming to SQL Saturday #60 in Cleveland

It’s just a couple weeks away, on Super Bowl weekend. I can’t believe this is event #60, still in shock...

Corrupting Databases for Dummies- Hex Editor Edition

Corruption is so ugly it gets a lolworm instead of a lolcat.
Let’s make one thing clear from the start:

This Post...

Ebooks: Deal of the Day

Apress, as I expect you know, publish some really good SQL Server books. Some of which are on the MCM...

Microsoft SQL Server Licensing For Dummies..

Microsoft SQL Server Licensing For Dummies.. 
Don’t let the above title fool you!  Have you been confused on the Microsoft...

Keeping Perspective: What Are You Building?

Think about your responsibilities at work for a minute. How many do you have? Can you even name them all?

As technical professionals,...

The Danger of Agreements

I'm speaking in context of Getting Things Done, not a legal or contractual agreement.  What brought this up is me...

SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC - Call for Speakers

We're gearing up the advertising for SQL Saturday #70 since we're about 8 weeks out. In keeping with that, our...

31 Days of SSIS – Generating Row Numbers (23/31)

31 Days of SSIS
It’s Sunday afternoon and a good time to be putting up post twenty-three for the 31 Days...

SQL Saturday #45 Report

This past weekend I attended another SQL Saturday. This one was held in Louisville, KY.  Malathi Mahadevan and her volunteers...

PASSMN January Meeting This Week

Don’t forget – if you are in Minnesota this week the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) will be meeting on...