Going to Seattle for More SQLSkills!

Last April I experienced the most amazing training event I have participated in so far in my life (yet).

I actually...

Standing Desk – Flooring

My standing desk experiment has worked out well. I have gotten used to standing there and I’ve slowly found places...

Louis Davidson (Dr SQL)–Designing for Common Problems in SQL Server

The PASS Data Architecture Virtual Chapter hosts none other than Dr. SQL Louis Davidson as he helps application and database...

Tampa Code Camp Announced

The next Tampa Code Camp will be held October 13 at University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue,Tampa, FL...

Speaking for PASS Professional Development Virtual Chapter

This coming Wednesday I will be speaking for the PASS Professional Development virtual chapter. My talk will be on my...

SQL Server BI & SharePoint eBooks, Guides and Resources

There are many free eBooks & resources available from Microsoft and members of the MVP community.  This is a collection of...

Working With Compliance

Most larger and all publicly held companies will have some sort of compliance team – often a few varieties, ranging from...

How to prevent ‘Select *’ : The elegant way

UPDATE 2012-09-12 For my latest adventures with TSQL Parsers please see this post.
I’ve been doing a lot of work with the...

August 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist

Summer is beginning to wrap up for those of us in the northern hemisphere and were finally to August.  Maybe...

Excluding Schemas in SQL Compare

I saw this question posted the other day and thought it was a great idea.

I haven’t been a big...