There's a little more than a month to go until SQL Saturday Chicago 2018! This year we received 137 abstracts submitted by 60 speakers, and we are very pleased to announce our schedule. Thank you to all who submitted! I hope to see you on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Benedictine University in Lisle for what will be a …

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While programming, I often need to view different parts of a file at the same time. Consider a long stored procedure: the list of parameters is at the top and it may be helpful to reference them when working elsewhere in the code. I could scroll repeatedly between the top of the file and wherever I am working, but that …

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I very recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Mohammad Darab. He asked some very insightful questions, and I'm so grateful he decided to ask me! You can read the full interview here. He also has a very impressive list of interviews on his site. See the entire list here!

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I am very happy to announce pre-conference sessions for SQL Saturday Chicago 2018. We were fortunate to receive many submissions, and after careful deliberation the following were selected. Data Security for the Cloud by Ed Leighton-Dick Hands-On Power BI: Monitoring your SQL Server Environment by Aaron Nelson Level …

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It's no secret that Windows 10 likes to forcibly apply updates, and occasionally these forced updates can occur at very inopportune times. I've heard tales of forced updates ruining demonstrations and presentations not only at SQL Saturdays, but also at this year's PASS Summit. What most people don't seem to realize is …

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I'm very happy to announce that registration is now open for SQL Saturday Chicago 2018! This year we have a new and larger location! Our event will take place at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL on Saturday, March 17, 2018. If you’re not familiar with SQL Saturday, it’s a free day of training for data professionals, …

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It's been quite a while since I've written for a T-SQL Tuesday, but I saw this month's topic and felt compelled to throw my 2 cents in. Our host for the month, Ewald Cress (@sqlOnIce) is asking for us to write about people who have made a meaningful contribution to our lives as data professionals. There have certainly …

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by @WidowPage When I started writing this series of posts, this was the one I couldn't wait to do. But in addition to my fabulous and glamorous DBA job, I also coach my daughter's volleyball team and that is about to kill me! I felt like I couldn't do this post the justice it deserved if I just whipped this post out so …

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by @WidowPage I've made red wine bacon before and it's become one of my favorites. It's not something you would eat for breakfast, but it goes so well into many recipes. Here's my list: Grilled Peach and Bacon Salad Spaghetti with Beef and Bacon Chicken Bacon Flatbread Mushroom Bacon Casserole It's also great in stews …

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by @WidowPage Thank you so much for sticking with me but this is when the bacon gets really good! I got this recipe from here. Let's start with a gratuitous pork belly photo. It's a nice piece of belly. It's earned a bourbon cure. Use the following ingredients: 1 cup of bourbon, divided 1/2 cup Kosher salt 2 tsp curing …

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