SQL PASS Keynote notes

Today was Day 1 of the SQL PASS summit.  Today there were a few announcements during the keynotes which if you didn’t see on the live streaming site you probably want to hear about. During the PASS portion of the keynote we also heard about the massive amount of training the the SQL PASS organization […]

SQL PASS Summit Before the Conference Starts

The SQL PASS Summit is getting ready to begin.  If you are attending the SQL PASS summit I hope that you have already arrived in Seattle so that you can have some fun tonight at the events before getting started at the conference tomorrow. Things you can look forward to tonight at the PASS summit […]

SSRS runs some crappy queries against the ReportServer Database

While doing some research for my Half Day SQL PASS Session with Stacia Misner (blog | @staciamisner) I discovered that some of the queries which the SSRS engine runs against the ReportServer database are less than perfect total crap.  My specific problem is that there are key lookups on the bulk of the queries. Granted […]

SQLFun a great way to meet people and make friends

The SQL PASS summit is quickly approaching, and with the excitement of large conferences comes the worry of what to do during the week.  How am I going to meet people, what am I going to do after hours or during the day when there is a session that I don’t want to attend? This […]