SQLSaturday #423 Baton Rouge

This is I believe the 7th SQLSaturday in Baton Rouge. Please come out this Saturday at the LSU Business Center...

Power Bi Desktop Release Today

You can download the much hyped up Power BI Desktop (formerly Power BI Designer). There are many blogs about the...

New Features of SQL Server 2016

The next version of SQL Server looks to add more and more features helpful in database design and administration as...

PASS Summit Selection Process

I was thinking today about why I submit sessions to speak at the PASS Summit.
My first summit was in Denver...

PASS Excel BI VC presents Ásgeir Gunnarsson: End to End Risk Assessment – Using PowerView

Join us today at noon central for Asgeir presenting for the Excel BI VC.

Thu, Jun 18 2015 12:00 Central Daylight...

SQLSaturday #408 Houston

I have been selected again to speak in Houston (Saturday, June 13th) for a SQLSaturday event and look forward to...

PASS Elections and Verifying Account

It is that time of the year when PASS starts a process to help update memberships and clean up duplicate...

My Favorite FREE Reports in SSMS

Microsoft has given us DBAs/Developers/etc. a wealth of free reports integrated into SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in order to...

PASS Excel BI VC presents Devin Knight on Getting Started on PowerQuery

Come join us Thursday April 2nd for an Excel BI virtual chapter session at noon central with Pragmatic Work’s Devin...

Simple-Talk Article

In December, I was asked to write an article(s) on Database Refactoring. It started as 2 topics, but then consolidated...