Michael Coles: Sergeant SQL : development, dba

Why "Tailoring" Your Resume Is Bad

Mike C — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:16:00 GMT

I was just writing a response to a comment on my "Sell Yourself!" presentation ( http://sqlblog.com/blogs/michael_coles/archive/2010/12/05/sell-yourself-presentation.aspx#comments ), and it started getting a little lengthy so I decided to turn it into...(read more)

Please Vote: Windowing Enhancements in SQL Server

Mike C — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:45:00 GMT

Back in January 2007, SQL guru Itzik Ben-Gan posted a series of MS Connect enhancement requests concerning windowing function enhancements. Those who have used the ROW_NUMBER() , RANK() , DENSE_RANK() , and NTILE() functions on SQL 2005 and 2008, you...(read more)

"SQL Server MVP Deep Dives" Book Available for Early Access/Pre-Orders

Mike C — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:21:00 GMT

The MVP authored book, SQL Server MVP Deep Dives is now available for early access and pre-orders at http://manning.com/nielsen/ . The book is divided into 5 sections that cover everything from building a proper relational database to developing BI solutions:...(read more)