The call for speakers is open through midnight on April 10, 2009, so get busy submitting those abstracts! Work hard on the title and description, make it something that seems interesting and compelling for attendees. Expect the competition to be fierce...The call for speakers is open through midnight on April 10, 2009, so get busy submitting those abstracts! Work hard on the title and description, make it something that seems interesting and compelling for attendees. Expect the competition to be fierce...

A Better English Query

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Someone is trying to build a better query engine for the web, something beyond a search engine. Steve Jones comments on the possible implications for databases if this works.

Do DBAs Still Read Technical Books?

by Tony Davis

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Despite my misgivings about the fall from favor of technology books, I was heartened to hear from the developers at Red Gate that the classic books on the art of programming are still important to them. What are the equivalent books for DBAs?

Super Quick Table Meta Data

by Jacques Bosch

SQLServerCentral.com

Metadata

Learn how to get column names, data types, indexes, foreign keys, triggers and more in one snappy overview from new author Jacques Bosch

Almost Like a Service Pack

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial - WMV

Microsoft recently laid off a number of people and made a mistake that they handled poorly. Steve Jones comments about what could have been done better.

Finding the Causes of Poor Performance in SQL Server, Part 1

by Additional Articles

SimpleTalk

Performance Tuning

To tackle performance problems with applications, first use SQL Profiler to find the queries that constitute a typical workload: From the trace, spot the queries or stored procedures that are having the most impact. Then it's down to examining the execution plans and query statistics. You then see what effects you've had and maybe repeat the process. Gail explains all, in a two-part article.

Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA Part 2

by Additional Articles

MSSQLTips.com

PowerShell

To continue this series on Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA, this tip will look at the pipeline and output processing.

A Better English Query

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial - MP3

Someone is trying to build a better query engine for the web, something beyond a search engine. Steve Jones comments on the possible implications for databases if this works.

A Better English Query

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial - WMV

Someone is trying to build a better query engine for the web, something beyond a search engine. Steve Jones comments on the possible implications for databases if this works.

A Better English Query

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial - iPod

Someone is trying to build a better query engine for the web, something beyond a search engine. Steve Jones comments on the possible implications for databases if this works.

PASS 2009 Summit - Call for Speakers is Open

A Better English Query

Do DBAs Still Read Technical Books?

Super Quick Table Meta Data

Almost Like a Service Pack

Finding the Causes of Poor Performance in SQL Server, Part 1

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A Better English Query

A Better English Query

A Better English Query

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