What PASS sessions will I try to attend?
Every year at PASS, I do the same thing. I hmm and haw over which sessions I want to go to, and I end up making some tough choices at game time. This year...
Every year at PASS, I do the same thing. I hmm and haw over which sessions I want to go to, and I end up making some tough choices at game time. This year...
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...
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...
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...
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...
See a brute force way to remove stubborn components from SQL Server Evaluation Edition (or any edition, really).
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...
Today Microsoft has released two updates for SQL Server. Listed below are the two updates, the blog posts from the SQL Server Release Services team, and the KB articles where you can read about...
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...