I’ll be honest, I was *really* looking forward to using the Utility Control Point feature in SQL 2008 R2. I wanted to give the UCP a test drive, kick the tires, and get out on the open road. I even started asking around to see if we could get our hands on the shiny new [...]
I had an amazing time at the SQL Saturday event in New York City this past weekend. I learned new things, met new people, and ate an olive wrapped in a piece of bacon. What more could you want from a PASS event?
I arrived on Friday evening and attended the speaker party that night. It [...]
The email just arrived and I have been awarded the MVP status for a second consecutive year. Unlike last year, I did not believe this email to be a scam, or some cruel April Fool’s Day joke.
The past twelve months has been wonderful for me as a database professional, and a big part of that [...]
I forget when I first discovered newsgroups. After all, I have been online for what seems like my entire life and have bounced from one forum to another. But as the Internet has evolved one thing remains true for me: newsgroups are an awful way to communicate and get help.
Would you consider posting a question [...]
Well, I have managed to make it through one full week as an MVP without upsetting anyone. Well, not anyone inside the MVP program at least. And I decided that it was about time to expose the MVP’s for what they really are: people.
Turns out that MVP’s have questions, just like the rest of us [...]
Normally I do not spend any time on this blog talking about all the email scams that get sent my way, no matter how interesting they may appear. But I wanted to mention one email that came my way yesterday. It was trapped by our corporate spam filter, and I did not see it until [...]