Not too long ago, Andy Leonard (blog|twitter) dreamed up the idea to create the SQLPeople community. The community is forming around the stories and ideas of its members. The SQLPeople website shares stories.
Wondering what to do when you get a break from work email today?
Make your opening move in a fun contest.
There’s a lot of dynamic management and system objects to keep track of in SQL Server. We all sometimes have the moment when we can’t remember exactly which DMV, DMF or other system view/function returns a particular column, or if something even IS accessible from the system objects.
Next week the Professional Association for SQL Server will be providing 24 hours of free, online training on SQL Server.
Come get your learn on.
This weekend, a question came up on Twitter asking if there was an easy way to simulate an 823 error. It seemed like a fun task to figure out.
The recent trend towards online voting to select presentations for events at SQL Server conferences got me thinking: this is a great opportunity to look at how people vote, and consider what this means about presentation titles and abstracts.
A few weeks ago I was talking with a friend about upcoming plans. Without thinking, I said:
“Oh, and I’m going to go to Cleveland to talk about Isolation Levels. And partitioning. In February.”
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