SQL Excursions launched yesterday.
In case you missed all the talk about SQL Excursions yesterday, I’ll recap here since a lot of people read blogs but aren’t on Twitter. Yesterday, with great fanfare I announced the launch of SQL Excursions. You can read all about it on the announcement blog post. The important parts are: SQL Excursions is designed […]
Thinking about attending the SSWUG vConference? Sign up now and save $30.00
If you were planning on attending the SSWUG virtual conference “DB Tech Con” which is happening April 20-22, 2011; and you’d like to save $30.00 of the cost of the conference, have I got a deal for you. When you sign up using the discount code SP11DBTechDC you’ll be given a $30 discount off of […]
If you aren’t doing backups, you aren’t doing your job.
Apparently people still haven’t figured out that taking backups of SQL Server databases is actually a requirement of having a SQL Server database. There was a conversation recently on Twitter about yet another forum question where the OP talked about the crashed database that they had without any backups what so ever. Some people don’t […]
My MCM Knowledge Exam Test Experience
As many of you know, I took the Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) knowledge exam back in November, and received notice that I passed back in December. The MCM knowledge exam is the first of two tests that you have to pass in order to receive the MCM certification, after you take and pass the MCITP […]