First Impressions of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

I received a copy of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
a few weeks back from Kathi. Because of illness and...

Tool Updates

Catching up on recent updates for tools I've looked at and/or recommended.

SQL Server Tools:

PromptSQL is now up to version 1.4....

Microsoft MVP Program

I think anyone who posts actively in the various on-line forums for
Microsoft products (such as SSC.com) hopes one day to...

Picking Things Apart

One of the challenges in writing about a new version of SQL Server is
finding out information, especially for the less...

Mavericks don't make it

One of the blogs I most enjoy reading is Life Beyond Code.
This blog allows me to take off my technology...

Getting Your Arms Around It

    I've been working on the "Designing a Database Consolidation Strategy" chapter of my book and it's been quite an effort....

My Reading list

In the tradition of many others, I decided to add a reading list to my professional site. The reading list...

Testing, Testing, and More Testing

I've been out of pocket and off the forums for the last few weeks as
we've had several major tasks where...

Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?

I saw this on Greg Hughes' blog
and wondered, "What in the world?" So I took a look. It's one of...

PASS 2006 Call for Presentations

For those of you who are interested in speaking at PASS in November, the submission site is open: http://passew.prod.web.sba.com/callpapers/CallPapers.cfm?conference_id=15 .
I encourage...