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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Speaking at Roanoke Valley .Net UG 02 Dec 2010!
I am honored to present Database Design for Developers to the Roanoke Valley .Net Users Group Thursday 2 Dec 2010! If you read this blog and will be in the Roanoke Virginia area Thursday, stop by and introduce yourself. :{>
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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An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 5 republished!
My friends at SQLServerCentral.com have republished the fifth article in my TDD series: An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 5! :{>
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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Speaking at SQL Saturday DC 4 Dec 2010!
I am honored to present two presentations at SQL Saturday #61 in Reston Virginia 4 Dec 2010! You can register here. I will be presenting Some Thoughts on Managing Teams and Introduction to Incremental Loads. If you read this blog and will be attending, please introduce yourself! :{>
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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Article: An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 4
SQL Server Central has graciously republished my article An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 4 today! I also wrote the SSC Question of the Day about an interesting quirk when executing encrypted and non-encrypted SSIS packages. :{>
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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