Bloggers Behaving Badly

Introduction The other morning I awoke and said to myself, “Self, you need a million bucks.” After breakfast, I waltzed down to the local bank. I slipped into the vault and managed to grab a million bucks while no one was paying attention. Quietly, I slipped out of the vault and made it home with …
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Learn SSIS in a Week – Next Week!

I’m excited about the response to next week’s live and in-person From Zero To SSIS class! I so enjoy training. There’s no substitute for working with people and watching them realize the power and flexibility of SSIS. There are seats available at the time of this writing. The class is in Farmville Virginia 6-10 Dec …
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The PASS Board Election Review Committee

Introduction In response to concerns about the PASS Board election process, PASS has formed the Election Review Committee (ERC). The members of the ERC are: Joe Webb, Committee Chair (Blog | @joewebb) Lori Edwards (Blog | @loriedwards) Bill Graziano (Blog | @billgraziano) Brian Kelley (Blog | @kbriankelley) Wendy Pastrick (Blog | @wendy_dance) Andy Warren (Blog | @sqlandy) Allen White (Blog | @sqlrunr) Joe, Brian, Wendy, and Andy have …
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PASS Goals and the SQL Server Community

Introduction I was honored to sit at the blogger’s table during the keynote sessions at the PASS Summit 2010! Our official job was to promote the Summit keynotes via social media and our blogs. Our unofficial job was to pick on each other. Rob’s response? “Realised is spelled with an ‘s’, not a ‘z’.” Goals …
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UnSQL: Branding

Introduction Jen McCown challenged us to UnSQL Friday. Here goes! “Aren’t I Always Going To Be Me?” So much of my life can be described using quotes from Forrest Gump. I don’t know why but it is undeniable. When Forrest is asked by Jenny “Who do you want to be?” he responds “Aren’t I always going to be me?” …
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Database Development Infrastructure

Introduction I am often asked about database development best practices. The foundation of best practices is simple: Create a copy of the production environment to be used for quality testing. Business Case “It doubles the infrastructure costs!” Really? How much will it cost if you deploy an untested change and it takes you offline for …
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