Jun 20 2010
OK, Hive Mind I have an assignment for you. As I plod through the edit phase of my Performance Tuning with SQL Server DMVs book I’ve been asked by my Overlord PITA Task Master Editor to explain what I mean by Transaction when used in discussing the sys.dm_tran_ … Dynamic Management Objects. Of course we’ve [...]
Jun 18 2010
Last week while I at TechEd I had a conversation with one of my Application Analysts back in the shop about a problem database from an ISV that we have been dealing with for over a month. A patch had been put in place and I was reviewing the results of some queries against the sys.dm_os_wait_stats [...]
Jun 17 2010
I recently did a fun little interview with Chris Shaw (web|twitter) that was posted yesterday at sqlPerspectives. It came as part of a Guest Blogger stint I volunteered for a while back. Each week Chris is having a guest blogger review a chapter from the MVP Deep Dives book that was published in 2009. I volunteered [...]
Jun 16 2010
I learned that I was able to teach Itzik Ben-Gan something about SQL Server and Oracle. I’m wearing adult diapers until the thrill wears off. This may be sometime around when I’ll need to start wearing adult diapers for other reasons. I learned I wanted one of these. Thanks Buck Woody (twitter|web)! I learned that [...]
Jun 15 2010
Someone lit the DBA Signal! If you’re reading this blog then you are well aware that last week was Tech-Ed 2010 in New Orleans. Typical of my history I start off with grand designs of blogging daily about the sessions and experiences I’ve had when travelling to events like Tech-Ed, PASS Summit, [...]
Jun 9 2010
Just like we did at PASS 2009 I am performing a list of all those offended by Buck in his session. This time it is Database Development and we’re at TechEd in New Orleans. Buck had 3 quad expressoes by 11am. It should be apparent… Baldness Tom LaRock’s hair Devs DBAs Bill Gates Those who [...]
Jun 8 2010
My Magic On Whiteboard Greetings from New Orleans: where the air is thick with edumacation inside the convention center and just plain thick outside. I’ll confirm for you that this is the perfect place to hold a technical conference. No one wishes to go outside in this weather. As is usually the case [...]
May 25 2010
Thank you Portland, Oregon and all those associated with puting together and participating in SQL Saturday #27 on 5/22/2010. I would personally like to thank the anonymous, but freakishly tall gentleman who attended my last session of the day and was somehow able to reach the projector on the ceiling in order to restart it after [...]
