SQL Experts and MVPs Your responses to the question "Are there any SQL Server Experts?" have provided a lot of food for thought. In fact, the biggest question that has come from the whole conversation is, "What is SQL Server?" I mentioned the breadth of the product in my original post. Others have also commented about how much is now […]
Editorials
SQL Experts Are Here
SQL Experts Are Here My in-box is full with responses to my little rant about the SQL MVP, and are there really any SQL Experts. Many people have responded with similar feelings. There were a couple replies that don’t necessarily agree. Here’s some food for thought. Ben, You pose an interesting question. I would say that there IS a shortage. […]
Can Your Database Handle the Stress?
Just a Day Left for Current Early Bird Rates The SSWUG.ORG Virtual Conference – all 74+ sessions of it! – rates will be going up in the next day or two. We’re holding them off just a bit for last minute registrations at the current rates. Make sure you register today – and here’s a VIP link that you can […]
How to Grow a DBA
Featured Article(s) Building Simple Reports with Reporting Services (Part 1 of 5) We’re going to show how to create both simple reports and reports with variables. We will discuss how to manage those reports once you’ve created them including how to secure your reports. And finally we will discuss how to allow your users to access those reports. Throughout the […]
Bit Mapping Rewind
Featured Article(s) SQL Server 2008 Temporary Tables Optimization Tips In this article, you can find some tips to use SQL Server 2008 temporary tables. Bit Mapping Rewind So I’ve been playing with Bit Maps and had a few things to share as a follow up of the editorial of 8/20/2010. Like most ideas, they aren’t new. Just new application of […]
Is There a Shortage of SQL Server Experts?
Last Day to Register for the SSIS class… 12 sessions a month of learning, lots of help from SQL Server MVP Eric Johnson, all about SSIS. You can’t go wrong! Check it out here to get more information – class starts Sept 1! Is There a Shortage of SQL Server Experts? I came across this question in a news group […]
Are You Working with Smaller Teams?
New selecTViews Video Posted Today Ben Miller joins me on selecTViews. We talked about how companies work with developer and DBA teams, what works, what doesn’t and a lot more. [Check out the show here] Free Webcast Available Now: Get Your Implementation Organized When it comes to SharePoint environments, if you don’t plan ahead, your environment can quickly become a […]
Interesting Trends, Smaller Teams, More … To Do
New selecTViews Video Posted Today Ben Miller joins me on selecTViews. We talked about how companies work with developer and DBA teams, what works, what doesn’t and a lot more. [Check out the show here] Featured Article(s) Importing Geospatial data from MS Excel 2010 to SQL Server 2008 R2 This article shows how you would bring in geo-spatial data from […]
Virtual Workshop: Query Plan Caching and Recompiling
Last Day to Register Tomorrow’s the day – Kalen Delaney’s workshop begins at 9:00a Pacific. We bring it straight to your computer… Virtual Workshop: Query Plan Caching and Recompiling Date: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 9:00a Pacific In this in-depth workshop, you’ll learn about basic management of the plan cache, tools for exploring the plans in cache and detecting when […]
Tuning Your Cloud-Based Applications
Are You Registered Yet? 70 online sessions! The SSWUG.ORG Virtual Conference is closer than you think! We’ll have more than 70 sessions, more than 20 speakers – topics ranging from marketing yourself to 101-level topics to advanced topics – on SQL Server, Business Intelligence, SharePoint and development. There is SO much information to be presented! I’m excited to bring you […]