One of the new features in SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition, which may appeal to users of the deprecated Database Mirroring feature, is Basic Availability… Read More »Basic Availability Groups in SQL Server 2016
I worked on four films in 2015, three shorts and one feature-length movie, all shot in Calgary where I live. That has resulted in seven… Read More »Filmmaking as a Metaphor for the DBA
This week I am continuing with the simple survey series. Today my question is, do you prefer using a dark or light background when writing… Read More »Survey: Light or Dark
This is my second survey for the month of December. Last week I asked about join predicate order. This week, it’s a simple question: Do… Read More »Survey: Tabs or Spaces
Last edited on 18 December 2019. This is the final part of my Temporal Table series. You can read parts one, two and three here.… Read More »Temporal Tables – When To Use Them
This is part three of the Temporal Tables series. You can read parts one and two here. Last week I demonstrated how temporal tables in… Read More »Modifying Temporal Tables – A Primer
(This is a more technical post than last week. If you are not familiar with SQL Server internals, I will not be upset if you… Read More »Temporal Tables Under The Covers
In 1983, Cyndi Lauper recorded the Billboard chart-topping single, Time After Time, which went on to win the hearts of many lovers in the three… Read More »An Introduction to Temporal Tables in SQL Server 2016 using a DeLorean
(This is a non-technical post, and is part of the #SQLNewBlogger Challenge.) This year was my second PASS Summit, and my favourite one so far.… Read More »The SQL Server Family
Last edited on 17 November 2016. As you know, SQL Server 2005 is now over ten years old. Microsoft has helpfully provided a list of ten reasons… Read More »Time to upgrade your SQL Server 2005 instance
The local SQL PASS chapter in Calgary is hosting yours truly as the speaker for this month. I only have an hour, which I will… Read More »I’m speaking tomorrow
As the title says, I’ll be speaking at the Calgary SQL PASS User Group on 19 August 2015. My topic is SQL Server Performance Tuning… Read More »Speaking at Calgary SQL PASS User Group on 19 August 2015
I presented for fifty minutes on 27 June 2015, for my first ever SQLSaturday talk. The amount of time I put into that presentation is… Read More »How I prepared for my first ever SQLSaturday session
Yesterday at SQLSaturday #407 in Vancouver, I announced availability of a free tool to synchronise and restore your SQL Server backups using Azure Blob Storage.… Read More »Announcing Azure Blob Storage Sync and Restore
Steve Stedman has been running a contest over on his site, the Database Corruption Challenge, which I discovered last week quite by chance through Twitter.… Read More »Database Corruption Challenge