Book Plug: Say Goodbye

I read a lot, and often marvel at the effort that goes into writing them, and I think I get...

SSIS to SQL Server Data Type Translations

I have found often when teaching SSIS to others that it can be extremely confusing when you first encounter SSIS...

Can You Dig It? – StmtCond Element

She can dig it!
D Sharon PruittA couple posts ago in the plan cache series I discussed the children for the...

The Real Purpose for Kindle

It finally dawned on me why people would bother getting a separate book-reading device like Kindle - and why it might...

SQL Server Storage Internals Part 4 - How to read a Heap page

I like to share 4 updates before moving on to this section:

1. I 've updated my profile to know more about...

Pragmatic Works: The Transition

So if you know me via Twitter or my blog you

probably know that as of about a month or two...

Can You Dig It? – StmtUseDb Element

She can dig it!
D Sharon PruittThe last post in the plan cache series discussed the children for the Statements element. ...

Get Prepared for the January Hiring Season

Get Prepared for the January Hiring Season

As the year winds down, in what was undoubtedly a tough economic year for...

The 9th Day of SQL: Things Aren't as Simple as They Seem

The 12 days of SQL
Brent Ozar (blog | twitter) had an idea: a group of people should blog about writing which...

Fashionably Late, but She's Here!

I'm pleased to announce the latest addition to the Kelley family, a beautiful baby girl born at 11:56 PM last...