Crack a beer and melt the cheese, the Madison SQL Saturday is this weekend. Don't wait any longer because you don't want to end up on the waiting list. Getting off the waiting list can be tough - and involves a light saber duel with Jes Borland (Blog | @grrl_geek) - and YES, she has a … Continue reading Madison SQL Saturday (#SQLSat206) Is This Weekend
After working on this monthly checklist for over a year, I've recently discovered that there isn't anything that we should be doing with our SQL Server databases. Apparently, the platform is completely and absolutely self-maintaining and provides built-in disaster recovery without any effort on your part. Along with all of these features, you won't be … Continue reading April 2013 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
We're less than three weeks away from the Chicago SQL Saturday. This will be my fourth time heading to Chicago for their SQL Saturday and I'm looking forward to that and a stop at Portillo's (which I probably shouldn't mention since Sarah isn't able to come along). The SQL Saturday is on April 13th, the weekend … Continue reading Chicago SQL Saturday (#SQLSat211) Coming Up
Every week, Pragmatic Works offers up its "Training on the Ts" webcast series and this month, in honor of Women's History Month, the series is showcasing all of its sessions with women speakers. Doing this offers all of us a chance highlight some of the female voices in our male dominated field. Hopefully, this focus inspires some … Continue reading Pragmatic Works Webcasts This Week #passwit
It's just coming up in just a few more weeks... this is the first SQL Saturday in Fargo. North Dakota is one of the few states that hasn't had a SQL Saturday. With the help of my fellow PASS Regional Mentor Ted Krueger (Blog | @Onpnt), my wife Sarah Strate (Blog | @DanceM0m), and my good friend Jes Borland … Continue reading Fargo SQL Saturday (#SQLSat175) Schedule Is Up
After this month's Index Analysis update, I was contacted by a reader about the index analysis script. Reader Dick Baker let me know that he found and had a fix for an issue with the missing_index_impact column. Thanks to Dick for this fix. If you find issues or have suggestions for changes to the script, please … Continue reading A Second March ‘Index Analysis’ Update
It's coming up in just a couple weeks... the SQL Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin. On April 6th, a couple hundred of your closest SQL Server peers will be meeting in the state of beer and cheese to do a little learning and networking around SQL Server. I'll be there, with unicorn on hand and my … Continue reading Madison SQL Saturday (#SQLSat206) Coming Up
Every week, Pragmatic Works offers up its "Training on the Ts" webcast series and this month, in honor of Women's History Month, the series is showcasing all of its sessions with women speakers. Doing this offers all of us a chance highlight some of the female voices in our male dominated field. Hopefully, this focus inspires some … Continue reading Pragmatic Works Webcasts This Week #passwit
Every week, Pragmatic Works offers up its "Training on the Ts" webcast series and this month, in honor of Women's History Month, the series is showcasing all of its sessions with women speakers. Doing this offers all of us a chance highlight some of the female voices in our male dominated field. Hopefully, this focus inspires some … Continue reading Pragmatic Works Webcasts This Week #passwit
In yesterdays duplicate index blog post, I mentioned that there would be an update to the index analysis stored procedure today. Without further ado, you can jump to the bottom and download it. There are a few things I've fixed from comments from people using the script and then major change is the addition of … Continue reading Index Analysis March Update
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