The SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference starts this morning. Are you planning to take advantage of this opportunity? The Rock Starspeakers are waiting in the channels, anticipating you every move. But, have you registered? It’s not too late. If you can’t get to the sessions today, there is always tonight to go through and view them. … Continue reading Tap, Tap, Tap – SSWUG Conference Starts Today
It starts next week,the SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference on October 21-24. This is an excellent opportunity to get the benefits of heading to a conference full of Rock Star speakers while being able to view the content from the comforts of home or your desk. Have you registered? If you haven’t registered yet, I really … Continue reading Are You Registered?
I’ve been skipping on posting technical blogs for a couple months. I’m planning to put that issue to rest with some aggressive blogging over the next couple months to make up for lost time. After reading SQL Fool’s post on her reasons for change, I figured I’d do the same. Not because anyone has noticed … Continue reading Missing Blogger
I like discounts. Paying full price when I don’t have to sucks. It’s a waste of resources, and as a person who’s had to tune databases in the past I’ve grown quite fond of resource management. And the best resource ever to manage is dollars. Because you can buy stuff. What About 2nd Chance? I … Continue reading SQL Server Certification Discounts
Michael Swart (Database Whisperer) posted a great write up and interview with Brad Schulz that is worth checking out. Michael’s post links to a post from Brad on the use of EXIST and what is required for the SELECT portion of the statement. Hope you are still with me. Definitely worth the read and +1 … Continue reading Checking EXISTS – What’s Your Practice?
Sometimes when I get pulled in to look at a database, I’ll sit down with the developers or database administrators working on the database and get some background on the database. This usually includes pointing on the important tables, an explanation of why some design decisions were made, and some pre-conceived notions about where to … Continue reading To Be Or Not To Be In the Memory Buffer
I saw this post a few weeks back and got around to downloading it myself tonight. If you don’t know what it is. It’s a free SQL Server security book. Best of both Worlds There are two things I like about this e-book. The first, it is free. And the second, it’s a book on … Continue reading Free SQL Server Security Book
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