I started this post while Paul and I were in the TechEd Bloggers Lounge... which, from the number of folks ''stopping by'' must be more of an online thing :). We did have lots of folks visit with us in the DAT ''Green'' area but in the bloggers lounge, I thought I'd blog (maybe that's the point?!). But, as luck would have it, I ...

OK, I first posted on some of the limitations to indexes in SQL Server 2005 and 2008 in part one here. Now, I want to dive into index internals for a post (or two). And, I often get the question “who is the best audience for your blog – or, for this post” and well, that’s a bit hard to answer. At SQL Connections in Orlando, I delivered a ...

Memorial Day weekend we were in Chicago to celebrate my Father's life. We did a ''Celebration of Life'' memorial and we had a few drinks (celebratory Meyers, Tonic and lime - which was my Father's favorite drink), we (7 of us) gave a few heartfelt speeches, and a few friends wrote a song (and passed out the words - to which we ...

OK, we were in Iceland and then Florida for our Accidental DBA workshops and both went really well. People agree that there are quite a few involuntary/accidental DBAs out there and overall, we helped quite a few to see a lot of options for better performance, availability, recovery, and/or just manageability. So, this ...

And so day 2 ended on Sunday and at that point, it was time for a nice and relaxing dinner with a bunch of other colleagues. Monday was ''Microsoft Day'' and so much of the day was spent in some great SQL 2008 sessions (more blog entries coming over the next couple of days!). Tonight, we're hanging ...

OK, well, the first day is over and we're starting to relax... just had a nice meal in our room and we're off to each do a blog post (or what might turn into a couple :) regarding the things we each discussed in our full day workshop today. So, it was a great day and a great way to start the Connections event. We had ...