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October 2009 - Posts

• Tap, Tap, Tap – SSWUG Conference Starts Today

  The SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference starts this morning.  Are you planning to take advantage of this opportunity?  The Rock Star speakers are waiting in the channels, anticipating you every move.  But, have you registered? It’s not too Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL RS, SQL 2005, SSIS, SQL 2008, SQLServerSyndication, Conference

• Are You Registered?

  It starts next week,the SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference on October 21-24 .  This is an excellent opportunity to get the benefits of heading to a conference full of Rock Star speakers while being able to view the content from the comforts of home Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:00 AM by Jason | 1 Comments Filed under: SQL RS, SQL 2005, SSIS, SQL 2008, SQLServerSyndication, Conference

• Missing Blogger

  I’ve been skipping on posting technical blogs for a couple months.  I’m planning to put that issue to rest with some aggressive blogging over the next couple months to make up for lost time.  After reading SQL Fool’s post on her reasons for Read More... Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 11:05 AM by Jason | 0 Comments

• User Group Study Groups… Anyone?

  Somehow I managed to get through college without ever joining a study group.  None… ever.  I don’t even know how one would put one together properly.  Well, I do know from watching movies that someone is always responsible for bringing Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:10 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, Certification, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication

• SQL Server Certification Discounts

  I like discounts.  Paying full price when I don’t have to sucks.  It’s a waste of resources, and as a person who’s had to tune databases in the past I’ve grown quite fond of resource management.  And the best resource ever to manage is Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:18 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, Certification, SQLServerSyndication

• Checking EXISTS – What’s Your Practice?

  Michael Swart ( Database Whisperer ) posted a great write up and interview with Brad Schulz that is worth checking out.  Michael’s post links to a post from Brad on the use of EXIST and what is required for the SELECT portion of the statement .  Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2000, Best Practice, SQLServerSyndication, SQL Tips

• To Be Or Not To Be In the Memory Buffer

  Sometimes when I get pulled in to look at a database, I’ll sit down with the developers or database administrators working on the database and get some background on the database.  This usually includes pointing on the important tables, an explanation Read More... Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 8:56 AM by Jason | 1 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, Performance Tuning, SQLServerSyndication

• Free SQL Server Security Book

  I saw this post a few weeks back and got around to downloading it myself tonight.  If you don’t know what it is.  It’s a free SQL Server security book. Best of both Worlds There are two things I like about this e-book.  The first, it is Read More... Posted Sunday, October 04, 2009 11:00 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, Free, Security

• Don’t miss out! Oct 21 – IT Care - Painting by Numbers, Update Your SQL Skills with New Paintbrushes

  Coming up this month is a free event to discover more ways to write T-SQL here is an event for you.  The session will be hosted by yours truly and features T-SQL tricks and tips that I’ve picked up and want to spread the word on. Here is the registration Read More... Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 11:29 AM by Jason | 2 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, Performance Tuning, SQLServerSyndication, Conference, Tpis & Tricks, SQL Tips