Feb 14 2010
Brent Ozar may have stirred up a street fight between the SQL Server MVPs and Access MVPs heading into the annual Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond next week. An opening salvo was a blog post on databasejournal.com called Top 10 Reasons Why Access Still Rocks for Developers. One or two points were well-made, but as a [...]
Dec 28 2009
The next round of SQL Saturdays is rapidly approaching: Tampa on 1/23/2010 followed by Boston and Richmond on 1/30/2010. I received notification that two of my sessions were accepted so now comes the time when I need to get back into the swing of all-things-SQL and switch out of Holiday Mode to get some things [...]
Oct 1 2009
I received notice in the wee hours of this morning that I’ve been awarded Microsoft MVP status. It means more to me than I expected; more to me than perfectly cooked MVP meat (bacon.)
Sep 11 2009
You would expect that a unique combination of database_id, object_id, index_id, and partition_number would be returned when calling sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. Sometimes it does and sometimes it does not. SQL Server should not be a “sometimes” environment.
Sep 2 2009
The 24 Hours of PASS kicked off at 19:45 EST yesterday and has so far, with about three hours to go, been a great technical and educational success. Presenters have been solid for the most part, and there have been limited technical issues to work out early on. PASS’s own Tom LaRock has also been [...]
Sep 1 2009
It’s almost time to grab that laptop of yours, sit down on the couch and dig in for 24 hours of extreme SQL Server training by the foremost experts in the community today. I was going to mention something about all the great SQL talent on your lap into the wee hours of the morning, [...]
Jun 4 2009
Vendors want access as System Administrator in SQL Server? Well, you may have just won the SEQUEL SERVER SWEEPSTAKE BIG MONEY LUCKY DAY HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY VIAGRA ITTY BITTY SPIDDY COMMITTEE LOTTERY.
Jun 3 2009
If you had no other matters to attend to at work what would you do? WHAT WOULD YOU DO HOTSHOT?
