We were three: A DBA, a developer and a tester. Our mission: To develop an ongoing process that will transfer one of our biggest and...

My friend Boris Hristov (Blog | Twitter) continues his Google Hangouts initiative, and this week he invited me to talk about the best...

Five months ago, I wrote a post about my love for Podcasts. At some point, I started to think about starting a Podcast that will be...

New versions have bombastic and catchy features. But a lot of times, the little, hidden features are the ones that matter the most. I...

SQL Server 2014 is coming. Go ahead and download the public CTP. I’ve just started getting my hands dirty with the new version. Based on...

I’m 30 today. In addition, it’s been 10 years since I started working with SQL Server. In my twenties, I fell in love with T-SQL and SQL...

I was invited to take part in a new initiative conceived by Boris Hristov (Blog|Twitter). Boris wants to start using the Google Hangouts...

For most DBAs, Management Studio is the primary work tool. That’s why properly using it can save a-lot of time and effort. Here’s a few...

Or Using SQL Server 2012 Offset Functions to Detect Gaps In Your Data Today we are going to examine date island problems and the ways in...

I came across a cool open source tool called “SQL Space Map“. The tool, written by Ryan McCauley, presents a visual representation of...