I've been a board member of the Professional Association for SQL Server since the organization was founded in 1999. I was invited to join the board way back then in the capacity of VP of Marketing and, in fact, knew nothing about what I was supposed to do for the organization. I learned.  As the years went by, I moved into the roles of EVP of ...

I know I’ve been neglecting my blog lately, but I at least have a valid excuse this time. Four weeks ago, I received two emails on a single day, both inviting me to speak at two different Dutch events that will be held in the same week.   I replied “yes” to both mails, and since have been preparing my sessions. For those readers who would ...

We can all use a little help from our friends.  That's why I'd like to direct your attention to a few articles written by friends whom I trust and find very credible.  The first person I'd like to introduce you to is Denny Cherry.  Denny is a senior DBA and an extremely talented hardware person, which is a rare combination these ...

Kalen Delaney and I were chatting via email about a past blog entry I'd written about trace flags.  http://www.sqlmag.com/Article/ArticleID/92774/Trace_Flag_Changes_in_SQL_Server_2005.html The blog entry was based on some discussions I'd listened in on between a few other SQL Server MVPs.  In it, I said:  Oh, and there is ...

I still lack the time to blog about proper hardcore SQL stuff, but I do want to make a quick post to let you all know about a great conference that I’ll be attending and speaking at.   I’m talking about the Irish Microsoft Technology Conference, to be held in Dublin, Ireland later this week (June 7th, to be precise). I am particularly ...

Join me an lots of my MVP colleagues at this year's DevTeach conference in Montreal.  DevTeach is put on every summer in one of North America's most beautiful cities by Jean-Rene Roy, the president of the Quebec area SQL Server Special Interest Group as well as president of www.DevTeach.com and www.SoftDesign.ca.  Jean-Rene has ...

Hi Everyone, I'll be speaking at several cities in Ireland next week.  If you live in Ireland, please come and see my sessions.  I'll be talking about stored procedure best practices, disk IO tuning for SQL Server 2005, and what I call ''Bare Metal Tuning'' (i.e. tuning a SQL Server platform from the time of server construction ...

Join me tomorrow for a webcast on SQL Server backup and recovery. Here are the details:  Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2pm Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)         Seminar Name: LiteSpeed/ SQL Server 2005 Presenter: Kevin Kline/Andrea Schneider  Are you looking for a solution that can help ...

SQL Down Under podcast show 20 with guest Microsoft Program Architect Richard Waymire, and longtime friend of the SQL Server community, discussing the released version of DataDude, SQL Server development and fishing.  (Thanks to MVP Dr. Greg Low for this great series!)I've known Richard since before he joined the SQL Server ...

Jasper Smith is a hardworking DBA and SQL Server MVP located in the United Kingdom.  Jasper has long provided great insight and experiences on SQL Server.  His blog currently has a lot of tool advice, but I expect to see a lot of other great content from him.  Check out his blog at:     ...