I just received my email with the PASS Summit 2018 session evaluations, for my presentation on SQL Server Join types.     I loved the feedback, thanks everyone who completed the session evaluations.   Something about the Venn diagrams, which have been very controversial in the past. Great presentation of material. Clear explanations. Venn diagrams very helpful. I love the …

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Today was the announcement of the 2018 PASS Summit Community Speakers, and I am fortunate enough to have been included on that list for the 4th year in a row. This conference will be in Seattle in November. Here is the session that was accepted. Exploring SQL Server Join Types – INNER, OUTER, and Much More Speaker: Steve Stedman Duration: 75 minutes …

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Today at PASS Summit Microsoft announced a new SQL “Tool” for running queries against SQL Server, called the Microsoft SQL Operations Studio. So what is the Microsoft SQL Operations Studio This appears to be a new cross platform (Mac, Linux, and Windows) for running queries against SQL Server. Perhaps this is a replacement for SQL Server Management Studio, or may …

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I am excited to announce that 2 of the sessions that I proposed for PASS Summit 2017 have been accepted. This is the first year that I have had 2 sessions accepted for Summit, and I am looking forward to it. The two sessions are: Basics of Database Corruption Repair Your database is running fine month after month with no …

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Today I had the pleasure presenting my session “When Database Corruption Strikes” as PASS Summit 2016. I want to thank PASS and the program committee for this great opportunity to present on a topic that I enjoy so much… Database Corruption and how to fix it.   Here is a shot from my point of view about 10 minutes before …

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