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Tomorrow I am making the trek up to Madison to speak at MADPASS! I had a great time there last year and am looking forward to heading back.I'll be giving my talk on SQL Server's data compression feature entitled "The Skinny on Data Compression." I'll be explaining how data compression works and sharing some …
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A huge thank you to all who took the time to write posts for T-SQL Tuesday #41. I was overwhelmed at the number of replies! I had a ton of them to read, as well as back-to-back SQL Saturdays in Madison and Chicago that have kept me busy the past few weeks, hence the delay in posting this. Without any further ado, here …
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This month's T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by…ME! I asked everyone to share stories of how they came to love presenting, and I have not one but two tales of my own. They both took place at about the same time: my freshman year at the University of Illinois. I can't remember which one came first, so you get to read both! …
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It's been almost two years since I last hosted T-SQL Tuesday, and I'm very happy to be doing so again! If you're not already familiar, T-SQL Tuesday was the brainchild of Adam Machanic (@AdamMachanic), who prophesized that we all could benefit from "a recurring, revolving blog party" with a new topic given …
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Portillo's beef sandwiches are best when the entire sandwich is dipped in gravy so the bread becomes gelatinous. (Used with permission) SQL Saturday #211: Chicago 2013 is approaching quickly! I've gotten a few emails inquiring about what food will be served, and I'm very happy to announce that lunch for this year's SQL …
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Last week while at work I received a phone call from a recruiter. It was pretty standard until they decided to turn into a jerk. I sent the following letter to the recruiter's agency. I doubt I'll get a reply, but if I do I will be sure to share it here. Identifying info has been removed to protect the …
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It's once again the second Tuesday of the month, meaning it's T-SQL Tuesday!
This month's topic comes to us from Jen McCown (blog | @JenniferMcCown). Jen is asking us to share our knowledge about filegroups, and it just so happens that I have a story about migrating to new storage that involved a large number of …
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I am very happy and honored to have been chosen as a presenter at SQL Saturday #206 coming up on April 6, 2013 in Madison, Wisconsin! As I previously mentioned I had a wonderful time there last year and am definitely looking forward to heading back.This time around I'll be giving a new presentation on tuning backups …
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Being a DBA and data professional doesn't mean I always work with SQL Server – sometimes I'm not working with databases at all. We've recently acquired some new storage at work (aka Daddy Warbucks bought us a new SAN) and I've been charged with moving things to it. Some aspects of this are easier than others and there …
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