Category Archives: The Community

Mark Your Calendars

I know we all see tweets fly by and emails pop up that talk about reserving time on your calendar for something…maybe a webinar, a user group meeting or even SQLRally or the Summit. This request isn’t all that different; yet it is.  You ready?  Open up your calendar, browse to Saturday and block off…

On the Fifth Day of SQL…

Welcome to the Twelve Days of SQL series hosted by Brent Ozar ( blog | @BrentO ), I have the honor of hosting the fifth day! I won’t be passing out golden rings, but I did want to share one of my favorite posts from the year. Parallelism, Processing and Options In May, Adam Machanic…

Have Yourself a Merry Little Summit

Yes, I know it’s November. I do know that. But for some of us here at the PASS Summit, it’s like the holidays. The Summit only comes once a year Just like Santa, the Summit shows up only once a year. You spend the months beforehand preparing (For how long will I go? Where will…

All things in moderation

This past Tuesday I had the privilege of moderating the SQL PASS Performance Virtual Chapter LiveMeeting. Andy Warren ( blog | Twitter ) presented an Introduction to SQL Server Statistics, which you can view here. This is the second time that I have been the moderator for a LiveMeeting, and I thought it worth sharing…