Monthly Archive: October 2010

What will I be doing at PASS?

I felt horrible last year when I missed the MVP Deep Dives book signing at PASS.  I took part instead in a focus group that ran a little late, and still regret it.  So...

SQL Sentry Plan Explorer : a closer look

Today I was digging more into SQL Sentry Plan Explorer, and I continue to discover little things I think you will find valuable in your performance tuning and troubleshooting efforts. Let's say I am...

Useful, free resources for SQL Server

Recently Dave Ballantyne posted a list of free resources for SQL Server, entitled "The best things in life are free."  Now, I'm not trying to upstage Dave, but I know of several resources that...

My bucket list

This morning Bob Pusateri (a.k.a. @SQLBob) posted his bucket list, and was quickly followed by Brent Ozar (blog | twitter). If we really think about, I'm sure we all have some semblance of a...

A first glimpse of SQL Sentry Plan Explorer

Yesterday, Greg Gonzalez (blog | twitter) announced a beta project for SQL Sentry's latest offering: Plan Explorer.  I have been playing with the early versions of the beta, and I can tell you that...

Moving on up… but not to the East Side

It is with both sadness and excitement that I am announcing I am leaving my position as Senior Data Architect at OTO Labs. The sadness comes because I am leaving behind a great company...