Welcome back to another week of SQL University. This week we are going to spend some time getting familiar with SQL Azure, which is really just a fancy term for ‘distributed computing’. And while you may not have a need for such a thing today you should spend time getting familiar with SQL azure because … Read more
Welcome back to SQL University! I hope you enjoyed your Spring Break last week. Today’s topic is all about storage, so let’s get started. tempdb The first thing you need to understand is that SQL Server reads all data into memory in order to perform operations. Often you will hear people say how they could … Read more
During Jen McCown’s (blog | @midnightdba) session today I noted that she had just hit 757 attendees, which I called the ‘Jetliner’ stage. Audrey Hammonds (blog | @datachix2) then mentioned the Mendoza line, and also suggested this: “Can we make 300 the Gerard Butler line?” Yes. Yes we can. So, here you go. The different … Read more
Welcome back to SQL University. It is now March, which is Women’s History Month, which means we get things started with the topic of Women in Technology. I know what you are thinking: “Tom, you are not a woman, how could you write about such a topic?” I have no idea, but I am going … Read more
Bill Graziano recently posted his thoughts on some proposed PASS bylaw changes. I’m not going to recap his thoughts here, he does a fine job of that on his own. I will, however, offer a few of my own. I have served on the board for two full years. In that time I have witnessed … Read more
Welcome back to SQL University. The topic for discussion this week is Professional Development (PD), or as I like to call it, “the value you have and your boss doesn’t want you to know about”. OK, maybe not your boss, but trust me when I tell you that there are a lot of managers out … Read more
