What are the Necessary Ingredients for Writing a Successful Book for New SQL Server Developers?
DBA Career,Opinion | January 30, 2009 | 4:16 pmA number of book publishers regularly send me books, hoping that I will write a good review for them. Most of the time, I don’t have the time to read them, so they end up on my bookshelf collecting dust, or maybe I will give them away to friends. Recently, though, I decided to read ...read more
Play the T-SQL Alphabet Game
Fun | January 21, 2009 | 4:18 pmI recently had the opportunity to play the T-SQL Alphabet Game, which was introduced to me by SQL Server MVP, Rodney Landrum, the author of Pro SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. While I am not much of a game player myself, I can see how it can be a fun game for DBAs to play ...read more
Decoding Micro-speak
Opinion | January 1, 2009 | 12:35 pmI spend a lot of time at conferences where Microsoft employees, such as product managers and developers, make presentations. In addition, I also spend a lot of time talking with them, one-on-one. Over the years, I have noticed that Microsoft has its own set of internal buzz words. Many of these terms are used generically ...read more
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