Today I saw a great post by master blogger Buck Woody that talks about putting DBA’s into two categories: those you see and those you don’t. I have often subscribed to the theory that the best DBA’s are the ones you never see. The idea is that if you do need to see them, then … Read more
I was recently asked by one of my virtual colleagues if I could review a document they were putting together for an installation of a product that was running an MS SQL back end. After they asked I responded by asking “when do you need this?” They said a week. I said “that’s fine” and … Read more
I often hear people use the terms “Data Mining” and “Data Analysis” as if they are interchangeable. To me, at least, they mean two very distinct things. Hopefully this post will help to explain what I believe to be the difference in their meanings. So, let’s say you are opening up a mine. First things … Read more
Who is Paul Randal? Sorry, I could not resist borrowing a phrase from Atlas Shrugged, but it seemed to fit because if you are working with MS SQL Server and you do not know who Paul is, you should ask that very question. Actually, given his recent willingness to share all sorts of things about … Read more
Ever wanted to set aside an hour to learn some of the basics about SSIS? Well, today is your chance. Drop by at 12PM to learn how to get yourself started as an ETL guru with Ryan Fonnett. Introduction to SSIS Speaker: Ryan Fonnett June 9th 12:00pm ET Topic Description: SSIS is a high performance … Read more
In case you have not yet heard, PASS is running a contest and asking for people to submit their stories regarding the best thing they have learned by attending a PASS conference. The contest runs through July 1st and the winner will get their choice of a free registration to the 2009 PASS Community Summit … Read more
