My Anonymity is Fading

I’ve done a good amount to raise my profile over the years. Not with that intention, but as I’ve tried...

Interesting Case of SSIS Failures

Interesting Case of SSIS Failures
We had an interesting case of SSIS failures recently where the cause ended up being improved...

Killer I/O

Here’s a big statement

WHEN WRITING DATABASE QUERIES, 95% OF THE TIME THE BOTTLENECK IS IN THE I/O, not the CPU,...

No Respect for IT

I saw this link posted by Buck Woody (blog | Twitter) and I was a little stunned. This is a profile...

SSC Editorial – Limited Features or Limited Time

This editorial for the SSC newsletter ran last week and talks about the conundrum for software vendors – how do you...

TechEd Impressions: Day Three

Today I attended four regular sessions, plus a special lunch session for Microsoft MVPs. The sessions I attended varied a...

What a coincidence ....

Two of the biggest events in the Technology World will be held at the same date!
PASS SUMMIT 2010 (8-11, November...

Next, Next, Next - Is SQL Server Installation In Need of a Warning Window to Avoid the Risk of Excess Instances?

After Reading Brad MacGehee's comments on TechEd conference today, I left a short but poignant comment that I hope will...

How To Eliminate Key Lookups in SQL Server 2008

The Key Lookup operator is a bookmark lookup on a table with a clustered index. Key Lookups can be quite...

PASS 2010 Submissions

Since all the cool kids seem to be posting the sessions that they submitted to the PASS Summit, nerd that...