Fix My Functions: Speeding Up Scalar and Table Valued UDFs (video)
Category:
tsql-programming
, sql-server
Last week, I presented on the topic of TSQL User Defined Functions (UDFs) in SQL Server at the PASS Summit.
PASS Summit 2018 - Day 1 Keynote Announcements
Category:
database-administration
, azure-sql
Good morning from Seattle, at the Summit for the Professional Association of SQL Server.
I’m lucky enough to be sitting at the blogger table this morning, watching the keynote of announcements.
Register for My Upcoming Session on Digital Transformation
Category:
career
I’m excited to have a session accepted to GroupBy, a free online conference targeting the Microsoft data platform community. The conference is sponsored by Brent Ozar Unlimited, and sessions are chosen by community votes.
My session will be given on Fri, Dec 21, along with five other terrific looking sessions. You should register for GroupBy here.
Watch: The Single Question to Predict Success for DevOps (31 Minutes)
Category:
devops-automation
What if you could assess the performance level of your team by asking one simple question? In his recent webinar with Redgate, Gene Kim (@realgenekim) suggests that you can.
Interviewing for Your First Tech Job - Slides
Category:
career
I was lucky to get an opportunity to present a session to some college students at Seminole State College in Florida last week.
About the Event
I was in town for SQL Saturday Orlando– a fantastic event on its own. The organizers run a simultaneous seminar for students at the college studying software development and IT topics, and it’s an opportunity where they can hear from professionals in IT professions. I gave a session on interviewing best practices.
DevOps Terms - and Why They Matter to Database Specialists
Category:
devops-automation
About This Session
In this 20 minute session, I define scrum, continuous deployment, test driven development, DevOps, and related concepts.
I close with a quick discussion of why Database Administrators and Developers should care about DevOps.
SQL Change Automation, Visual Studio, and the Unknown SQL Server Platform Error
Category:
devops-automation
I recently set up Redgate’s SQL Change Automation in Visual Studio 2017, and I ran into a confusing error when I started trying to use it. For any other folks out there searching on “Unknown SQL Server Platform,” here’s how I got past it.
Spoiler: Visual Studio suggested updating Microsoft’s SQL Server Data Tools, which failed for me and wasted a lot of time. Updating Visual Studio did fix my issue.