SQL Aloha

Are You a Giver or a Taker?

I have been involved in the SQL Server community since 2000, and during the past nine years I have seen hundreds of volunteers donate large amounts of their time to the community. For example:

DBAs who answer tens of thousands of questions on SQL Server news groups and forums.
DBAs who write blogs and articles for no ...read more

Ola Hallengren Updates Free Database Maintenance Scripts to Support SQLBackup 6.3

Ola Hallengren has recently updated his popular free SQL Server database maintenance scripts to support the newest point release of SQLBackup 6.3.
For those of you who are not familiar with Ola’s database maintenance scripts, they are designed to help you backup, optimize indexes, and perform integrity checks on all your databases. These are highly polished ...read more

PASS European Conference 2010 Call for Speakers is Open

If you are interested in speaking at the PASS European Conference 2010, to be held in Neuss, Germany, April 21-23, 2010, the call for speakers is open at this link, and will close 1-7-2010.
If your not interested in speaking, but would like to attend the event, PASS is offering a 30% discount if you register ...read more

Planning Your 2010 Professional Development

Virtually all successful DBAs I know put a lot of focus on education, and the best way to make it happen is to create your own professional development plan for the new year. This way, you will be better able to find time (and resources) to accomplish your learning goals.

Get 25% Off SQL Server E-Learning from Microsoft

Not all DBAs have the opportunity to attend formal classroom training or attend conferences. While there are many SQL Server learning opportunities, one option you might want to consider is E-Learning from Microsoft. Official Microsoft E-Learning allows you to take many different SQL Server classes, all from your office or home, using your computer and ...read more

SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Connections

This past week at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, November 11-12, SQLServerCentral.Com held its first SQL Server track at SQL Server Connections. The track’s three speakers presented nine different sessions to 373 attendees.
The SQLServerCentral.com track was one of four educational tracks held at SQL Server Connections, which is part of ...read more

PASS’s SQL Server Standard Latest Edition Available

Although it’s buried on the SQLPASS website, the newest edition of the SQL Server Standard is now available here in the PDF format. The goal is to publish two articles a month on the website. The first article is from Thomas LaRock (aka SQLRockstar), and it is called “The Trouble With Triggers.”
The editor of the ...read more

SQL Server Connections Schedule

SQLServerCentral.com is sponsoring a track at SQL Server Connections this Wednesday and Thursday, November 11th and 12th. If you are attending this event, be sure to check out these sessions. Here they are: