Last night I received an e-mail letting me know that I’ll be presenting at SQL Saturday #84 in Kalamazoo, MI. Besides myself, this is shaping up to be quite an event. The schedule of sessions and list of speakers has been published. I’ll be presenting on the following two topics: The Creepy DBA, How to … Continue reading I've Got A “SQLSat” In Kalamazoo
Re-blog – July 15-July 21
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Oddly enough, in four years of blogging I’ve not blogged in this week before – guess I’ll need to do something about that. Maybe they’ll be better luck next week…
SSWUG Spring Conference Speaker Ratings
This spring I presented a few sessions at the spring SSWUG virtual conference – DBTechCon. Now that the event is over, I’ve received some feedback from the attendees and I thought I’d share it here. Overall, the responses back were great. The approach for the Profiler versus Extended Events session didn’t seem to come across … Continue reading SSWUG Spring Conference Speaker Ratings
Got Married, Got Behind
No posts in a couple weeks, except the Re-Blogs. Guess the running around and getting married I did last week had an effect on the blog. Since it took up a lot of the last couple of weeks I thought I might share some of the highlights. Most importantly, I married Sarah Strate (Blog | … Continue reading Got Married, Got Behind
Re-blog – July 8-July 14
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts of interest that you may want to check out are: Index Size and Usage (7/10/2008) – Query to determine size and usage of an index. This one I’ve used quite a few times over the … Continue reading Re-blog – July 8-July 14
Re-blog – July 1-July 7
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts of interest that you may want to check out are: AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS_ASYNC SQL Server Database Configuration (7/2/2008) – A couple useful resources about auto update statistics. Enjoy.
July Monthly SQL Server Checklist
It’s a new month, and time to check out your SQL Servers to make sure everything is configured and working properly. Originally, I had planned to put this out on the first Monday of every month. The trouble is, yesterday was a US holiday and I was likely jet skiing. Did I just give away … Continue reading July Monthly SQL Server Checklist
2011 SQL Server MVP Award
Thanks Microsoft for awarding me the MVP for SQL Server for the third year in a row. It’s a great honor to receive the MVP award and I appreciate the recognition from Microsoft. I’d also like to thank those that have read my blogs, attended my sessions, and basically allowed me to banter about a … Continue reading 2011 SQL Server MVP Award
Re-blog – June 24-June 30
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts of interest that you may want to check out are: Why’d That Job Fail? (6/26/2010) – SQL Agent Job advanced options to get job failure information. A best practice of mine. Database Mail Failed Items … Continue reading Re-blog – June 24-June 30
Minnesota SQL Server Study Group (July)
For the past few months, I’ve been openly working towards the SQL Server MCM. I failed a couple times (written exam and lab) and passed one time (written exam). As part of working towards the MCM, I’ve been getting together to study with some friends and members of the local SQL Server community. To make … Continue reading Minnesota SQL Server Study Group (July)
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