A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 7

For Day 7 of this series, I will talk about the incredibly useful CPU-Z utility, which is available for free...

S3OLV April Change

Earlier this week I announced the meeting for the Las Vegas User Group.  I blasted some of you with emails – along with people in our mailing list.  Those...

S3OLV April Change

Earlier this week I announced the meeting for the Las Vegas User Group.  I blasted some of you with emails...

Me Me Me, Event Event Event

Dear Readers,
Today’s blog shall be entirely stream-of-consciousness, which is to say, I don’t know exactly what I’m going to talk...

SQL Saturday #70

This blog is long overdue about my journey to Columbia SC for SQL Saturday #70.    I was very fortunate to...

Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database Server? Part 3

This series of blog is to give a general idea what you could look at when setting up a new...

I Got Registered!

I’m going to SQL Rally!  Are you going to SQL Rally?  Have you heard of SQL Rally?

What’s SQL Rally?
I’m glad...

SnapManager Epic Fail – oh dear!

An ex colleague and good friend of mine has recently been having trouble with Snapmanager for SQL, anyone had similar...

Powershell Day 7

Day 7 – Security With great power comes great responsibility.—Stan Lee, The Amazing Spiderman So far We have discussed simple general...

On Leadership - Lead by Example

This is the second part of a leadership series I started with On Leadership - Lead from the Front. To recap...