I’ll be speaking at Live! 360 Orlando, December 2-7. Surrounded by your fellow industry professionals, Live! 360 provides you with immediately usable training and education that will keep you relevant in the workforce. I will personally speaking on database topics. On Tuesday, December 4th I will present on the topic of: SQT10 Parameterization and Performance […]
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BOOK PUBLICATION: SQL Server 2017 Administration Inside Out
Co-Authored by: Mindy Curnutt Conquer SQL Server 2017 administration—from the inside out Dive into SQL Server 2017 administration—and really put your SQL Server DBA expertise to work. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds—all you need to plan, implement, manage, and secure SQL Server 2017 in any production environment: on-premises, […]
Power BI Class on October 11 – 2018
Power BI Class in Dallas, Texas October 11, 2018 I have organized a Power BI Class with an emphasis on transportation and logistics that will take place at University of Texas Dallas (800 W Campbell road, Richardson, Texas 75080) on October 11, 2018. I’ve been able to work with one of the best Power BI Teams […]
My Article at IT Pro Today – Azure Cosmos DB vs. SQL Server
I am pleased to announce I’m writing a series of articles for IT Pro Today. Below is a excerpt from the first in the series. In this article I’m comparing Azure Cosmos DB against SQL server and how that affects or will affect DBAs and our profession as a whole. You can read the entire article […]
Restoring a SQL Backup from Azure Blob Storage
I struggled through this exercise and thought I would pass along what I have learned along the way. Basically, I have a Windows Server in Azure with SQL Server installed on it. I want to take a native SQL backup and restore it to the SQL Server in Azure. Sounds like it shouldn’t be that […]