After 10+ years as a volunteer both behind the scenes and front of the crowd it seemed like the right time to run for the PASS Board of Directors. PASS is in probably the best condition in regards to stability, organization and in terms of growth that I’ve seen it in since I became a(…)
Dev Connections 2013 I’ve picked up a third session at this year’s SQL Connections Conference in Las Vegas. I’m trying something different for this one and you get to drive the content! The session is titled “My Daily DMVs” but I’m referring to the collective “My” in this case. I originally planned this to be a(…)
Yes, Dynamic Management PROCEDURES (DMPs) … before you even ask… No, they’re not MS_Shipped = 1. The Dynamic Management Objects (Dynamic Management Views & Dynamic Management Functions) in Microsoft SQL Server provide a wealth of metafatastical metdata. However, they tread lightly in many areas. They don’t stray too close to the INFORMATION_SCHEMA views. Likewise(…)