SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia - Call for Speakers Ending

This is a reminder for those who might be considering submitting a session but haven't yet. The call for speakers...

Positioning SQLRally in the PASS Event Universe

Prior to creating SQLRally the world of PASS consisted of the PASS Summit which is our annual mega-event, the European...

Does Join Order Matter?

According to Conor Cunningham, it doesn’t.
I have heard that there are issues in the optimizer, and to be sure, there...

How Old Are Your Database Statistics?

Unlike fine wine, database statistics do not improve with age. I recently helped out with a client who was having...

Defensive Db Programming Chapter 06

We are here again after another week and ready for another episode in this series.  Today we get to talk...

Hardware Performance Research

I am trying to gather some information about some of the newer Intel and AMD processors as part of my...

Join me for Lunch - SQL Lunch #33 (Indicators, Sparklines and Databars)

Join me for Lunch - SQL Lunch #33 (Indicators, Sparklines and Databars)

#33-SSRS 2008 R2 - Indicators, Sparklines and Databars

Speaker: Patrick LeBlanc
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Upcoming PASS Performance Virtual Chapter Presentation

I’ll be doing an introductory level presentation on statistics for the Performance VC on September 7th, details and the LiveMeeting...

Upcoming Presentations: #24HOP & #SQLSAT46

Blogging has been a bit quiet of late. That’s because I’ve been spending a lot my spare time getting ready...

SQL or MDX query trace in SSRS - trick of imagination or a real thing?

I sometimes have ghost memories - I remember some things that had never in fact happened. And I was wondering if ...