The other day I was sitting in my home office, contemplating what it would be like if I had a zebra and enjoying some music while consuming my lunch. I was also reviewing some T-SQL for a client and was going down a mental checklist of the bad T-SQL habits I was seeing. And that’s [...]
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SQL University – Internals Week
I am in Atlanta this week for Tech-Ed…right after I watch the launch of the Space Shuttle on Monday morning. Despite my commitments to both of those events I cannot ignore my SQL University duties, so here is this week’s post. We are going to talk about the internals of SQL Server, a topic that [...]
SQL University – SSAS Week
I may be at SQL Rally this week but that doesn’t excuse me from my SQL University duties. Today we are going to talk about SQL Server Analysis Services. While most nearly everything in the BI stack is outside my comfort zone I should remind you all that I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express [...]
SQL Rally Space Cowboys
With SQL Rally right around the corner I thought now would be a good time to get my preview posted. Since the event is in Orlando and just a few miles away from my most recent #NASATweetup experience, I thought it was best to tie the preview to a movie with a space theme. Karen [...]




