This past weekend while doing some Spring cleaning I came across this book on my bookshelf. I read it last year and found it to be a great read but for one reason or another I never got around to writing up a review. I forget how I came across the book to begin with, [...]
SQL Azure Woes
I recently presented a session on SQL Azure (you can download the slide deck here). During the session we talked a lot about some of the little things I have found by simply using SQL Azure. The need for a clustered index on every table was a surprise to me when I first found out [...]
SQL University – Creative Writing Week
Last Fall I was the Basketball Coach for SQL University, and I loved being back on the hardwood. Some days I think the best place to be on a Friday Night in the Winter is in your home gym getting ready to play some hoop. Writing for SQL U last FALL helped bring back some [...]
Updated Rankings
Last night I attended the AtlantaMDF meeting where Brad McGehee (blog | twitter) was presenting on being an Exceptional DBA. During the talk he mentioned my Blogger Rankings which got me thinking “Dammit! I haven’t updated those in a while!”
Truthfully, I did try to update them a few weeks back, but found that there was [...]