New SQL Server Wiki Launching Today

Today is the unofficial launch of the new SQLServerPedia.com Wiki.  The official launch for the wiki is during PASS, so you have to go to the /wiki folder manually.  The SQLServerPedia.com site is run by Quest Software, and the Wiki contains all the information which used to be contained in the KnowledgeXpert product which they […]

I’ve finally found myself an offline editor that I like

I’ve finally found an offline blog post editor which I like. With all the traveling that I’ve been doing recently its very handy to be able to edit them offline so that I don’t have to pay for internet access at airports. It also lets me blog while on an airplane without having them write […]

Slide Decks and Sample Code for SoCal Code Camp at USC

Here are the slide decks and sample code from my sessions at this weekends SoCal code camp. Back To Basics; Getting Back To The Basics of SQL Server Scaling that database bigger than ever Storage for the DBA While the first two are both two part sessions, there is only one download for both halves […]

Should I ask my boss to send me to PASS?

I would say that yes you should. The PASS summit is an excellent learning opportunity that simply shouldn’t be missed if you can’t avoid it. No matter how much you think you know about SQL Server, there is always more to learn. I tend to think I know quite a bit about SQL Server and […]