Data Domains & Security

After working with data day-in and day-out for a while, it doesn’t seem unreasonable that thinking about the domain and appropriate datatype for storing a set of data would become second-nature. I know it’s that way for me. Sadly, I can’t say the same for one of the banks I do business with, [...]

Un-SQL Friday: Tech Giants

I haven’t had a real meat-and-potatoes technical post in a while and for that I apologize, however as you can see at the top of the page, this blog is “on SQL Server and kindred subjects”. I’ll have to write more about where the “kindred subjects” part came from later, but I’m clearly not [...]

Book Review: DownTime

It’s been a little while since I’ve read a non-technical book, so I thought I’d give this one a try. This full name of this book is DownTime – A Guide to Federal Incarceration, and that’s exactly what it is. It had an answer for pretty much anything I’d ever wondered about federal [...]

T-SQL Tuesday #14: My Techie Resolutions

This month is the 14th T-SQL Tuesday (my how time flies!) and it’s graciously being hosted by MidnightDBA and newly-minted MVP Jen McCown (blog | twitter).

Jen is asking what our techie resolutions are for 2011 – what we hope to accomplish and why. I think this is a great topic, and I’m [...]

Microsoft Exam 70-433 Wrap Up

What do you call someone who graduated last in their class? In this case, me! I recently took Microsoft Exam 70-433 (MCTS: Database Developer 2008), and am pleased to report that I passed. I’m happy to offer up some of my thoughts as well as tips for those who might take it [...]