Why do you attend sessions? – Survey Results

Several weeks ago I posted a quick survey on my blog that asked how you choose a session to attend...

Honored with MVP award!

 
I’m so honored to be recognized as an MVP for SQL Server by Microsoft!

Thank you Microsoft and the SQL Server Community.
My...

SQL Server : Setting up Server Side Trace

For a DBA, SQL profiler is a great tool to trouble shoot performance issues. It is a pain to configure...

When I get stumped I ….

I work with a reasonably large team of DBAs.  There are 9 of us and we support not only 70+...

Master Data Services: Copy Versions

In Master Data Services (MDS), you can use the Master Data Manager Web User Interface “UI” to copy a version of...

PASS 2012 Countdown – 5 Weeks To Go

We are now 5-weeks from this years PASS Summit.  It’s time to start getting ready for the event.  Hopefully, you...

One Great Day And Mixed Feelings

If it happens two times then you know the first time wasn’t a fluke.
Today was my anniversary date for the SQL Server...

Studying and Learning Business Intelligence

I have been doing interviews for Pragmatic works for the past few years and I have come across quite a...

SQL Server Virtualisation and Consolidation

SQL Server Virtualisation and Consolidation: Hands-On
Come and join me in London this December for a three day course covering the...

Backing up the “log” of a database which is in Simple recovery model ! – Watch out for this!

In theory we cannot backup the log of a database which is in Simple recovery model, however there is a...