I started blogging about SQL Server here at SQLblog back in July, 2009 and it was a lot of fun, I enjoyed it a lot. Then later, after a series of blog posts about the Query Optimizer, I was invited to write an entire book about that same topic. But after a few months I realized that it was going to be hard to continue both blogging and writing ...

I am in Tucson again, having just recorded two more online workshops to be broadcast by SSWUG. We haven't set the dates yet, but we are thinking about offering a special package deal for the two of them. The topics really are related and I think they would work well together. They are both on aspects of Query Processing. The first was on how to ...

Speaking is one of those activities where there is always something to tweak or improve. Whether you've just finished your first talk or your thousandth, after you're done I guarantee you'll look back and find at least a couple of things that you'll wish went better. Changes you can make for the next time will always be on your mind. As a speaker, ...

Introduction I've been blogging about SQL Server MVP Deep Dives (Manning Publications, 2009) recently: Interview with Some SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Editors Interview with Some SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Authors This is another in that series... PASS Summit 2009 Release Party Since a lot of the authors attended the PASS ...

Introduction I recently emailed the authors of SQL Server MVP Deep Dives (Manning Publications, 2009). I asked them one question: You have a life, a job, family... why contribute to a book and donate the royalties to War Child? Some of the responses follow (in alphabetical order of the authors' last name): John Baird I’ve been ...

Introduction I recently emailed the editors of SQL Server MVP Deep Dives (Manning Publications, 2009). I asked them one question: You have a life, a job, family... why edit and write a book and donate the royalties to War Child? Some of the responses follow (in alphabetical order of the editors' last name): Kalen Delaney I think your ...

You've probably already read about the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives book, which will be making its debut at PASS in November. Many of my friends and colleagues have blogged about it already.  But just in case… SQL Server MVP Deep Dives is an all-volunteer book. All author proceeds are going to WarChild.org – an organization that helps ...

Manning has now released several chapters of the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives book on its web site.  I blogged about this on the 16th, but they pulled the page for some edits, so it kind of took some momentum away.  I just wanted to let everyone know that the physical book is now ready for pre-order, and you can access many chapters (23, at ...

A project roughly a year in the making, the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives title will very soon be available as an eBook and as a pre-order for the physical book.  A collection of over 50 chapters from a slew of SQL Server MVPs, on topics ranging from XQuery to Replication to PowerShell to Table-Valued Parameters to Dependencies... and the list ...

I invite you to check out the posts by one of SQLBlog’s newest bloggers: Ben Nevarez. I first met Ben online when he started commenting on my Inside SQL Server 2005: The Storage Engine book, with the most insightful comments on my oversights as well as my mistakes. Ben was technical editor for Inside SQL Server 2005: Query Tuning and Optimization, ...