SQL Saturday #56 BI Edition Wrap-up

On Saturday I (unexpectedly) presented at Dallas’ first Business Intelligence-focused SQL Saturday at the Microsoft campus in  Irving. I wasn’t on...

SQL Rally Voting

I received word over the weekend that my precon application had made it past committee and was now subject to...

Slides & samples from my SQLdays 2010 sessions and workshop

As announced in my workshop and in my sessions at the SQLdays 2010 last week in Rosenheim/Germany,
you can download my...

Who You Learn From

Less than two weeks to go until the PASS Summit. I’m excited. I’ve managed to cram a ton of activities...

Bloggers, Quit Worrying About Spam

I don’t comment as often as I should on blog posts. I say should because as a blogger I know...

Return of Index Analysis Part 5

Let’s Anaylze An Index!Alright, up to the last of the changes I’ve made to the index analysis query that I...

SQLSaturday #59 Interview Speaker Series #10 - with Thomas LaRock

SQLSaturday #59  Interview Speaker Series #10 - with Thomas LaRock
 
Today, Monday, we pick up on our speaker interview series, with my...

T-SQL Tuesday Topics

I was asked to host a T-SQL Tuesday, and I accepted.

Once again, my fingers move a bit faster than...

Vote for Me for a PASS SQLRally Precon on SQL Server Security

Unless James Bond is in the picture, security is usually not a sexy topic. However, we all lament the lack...

SQLBIGeek's Function Friday - Return First Day of Quarter

Brian K. McDonald
SQLBIGeek
Twitter: @briankmcdonald

Welcome to the first of my “SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday” blog series. I understand that I am posting...