I have received a discount code for the SSWUG Virtual Conference. You can register for the conference here. And the code you want to use is: SPVTLASP09 The discount is for $10 off the registration price of $125, and can be used in conjunction with other discounts, such as the Early Bird ($80). So, if … Read more
I was tagged today by Brent Ozar today, who asked my to blog about things I wish I had known when I started. It looks like the original question is “things I wish I had known as a Junior DBA that I know now.” I will put my own spin on this and include items that I … Read more
Recently Brent Ozar decided to tell everyone about the ads he has been putting on his site. He and I had talked about it before his blog post, and I have had some ads on my site for about a week now. And, like Brent promised, I made four, check it out! Yep, … Read more
Once again I will be taking part in the SSWUG Virtual Conference on April 22-24th. I presented three topics last year and managed to make such a fool of myself that they asked me to come back again and do four talks this time. The talks I have on tap are as follows: SQL 2008 … Read more
One of my favorite new features for SQL 2008 is the ability to run commands against all your registered instances immediately. For me that saves time as I have over 150 instances (and growing). The other day I was reading Tim Ford’s blog entry about xp_logininfo which led to an exchange of emails between Tim … Read more
I am certain that everyone who knows me would describe me as the most optimistic person they have ever met. What? What do you mean, “no”? Okay, okay, I admit that there are times that I am not always Mister Sunshine. And apparently this is something that not only hurts me when I interact with … Read more
