On March 23rd I will be presenting at SQL Saturday in Spokane WA. There is still time to register for this event, so you can still sign up today. My presentation will be on user defined Functions. TSQL User Defined Functions – Taboo or not? Duration: 60 minutesTrack: Enterprise Database Administration & DeploymentLevel: IntermediateFor years user defined functions (UDFs) have been the nemesis …

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We will be visiting SQL Saturday in Victoria Canada on March 16th. After the last SQL Saturday that I tried to attend was snowed out in Redmond a few weeks ago, I am ready for Victoria. I will be presenting on Database Corruption, one of my favorite presentations. Here are the session details: Basics of Database Corruption Repair Duration: 60 minutesTrack: AdminLevel: IntermediateYour …

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On February 9, 2019, I have the privileged of presenting at SQL Saturday in Redmond Washington, at the Microsoft campus. SQL Saturday is a free SQL Server event, so if you want to spend a day at Microsoft learning about SQL Server then this is for you. TSQL User Defined Functions – Taboo or not? Track: Enterprise Database Administration & …

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On March 18th I will be attending SQL Saturday 610 in Richmond Virginia and the day before I will be presenting a pre conference session covering half a day on Database Corruption and half a day on Disaster Recovery Planning. This event has just been announced, and you can sign up for the pre-con session now. I will be presenting with …

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This Saturday, September 12th, 2015 I will be presenting at SQL Saturday Las Vegas. My presentation is on Database Corruption, here are the details. When Database Corruption Strikes – Will you be ready? Duration: 60 minutes Track: Enterprise Database Administration & Deployment You are working along month after month with no problems in your database. Suddenly someone reports that their …

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Yesterday was SQL Saturday Redmond. It was a great day, I learned lots, met some great new people, and had a chance to catch up with some old friends. When most people hear about SQL Saturday for the first time, they probably think to themselves “spend all day on a Saturday in technical presentations”, however SQL Saturday is much more …

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Today I am presenting at SQL Saturday in Redmond Wa. My presentation is on SQL JOIN types. If you have seen my JOIN Types Poster, you should check it out. Download the slides and sample TSQL code: JOINs.zip Topics Covered —Basic SELECT —INNER JOIN —LEFT OUTER JOIN —RIGHT OUTER JOIN —LEFT OUTER JOIN with exclusion —RIGHT OUTER JOIN with exclusion …

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