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Listing all RESTORE and BACKUP operations currently going on your SQL Server
This post shows you how to list all RESTORE and BACKUP operations currently going on your SQL Server
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MongoDB: Returning documents where fields are null or not existing
How to differentiate between fields with a null value and fields that don't exist
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Ten things added after SQL Server 2000 that I like the most
The most useful features that have been added since SQL Server 2005
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Listing tables that are truly partitioned in SQL Server
all tables and indexes in SQL Server contain at least one partition, whether or not they are explicitly partitioned. Here is how to list the tables that are truly partitioned
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MongoDB: Using the web-based administrative tool
Did you know that MongoDb ships with a web-based administrative tool. If not this post describes how to get to it and how to unlock some features
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Windows Azure Training Kit available
Microsoft has made available the Windows Azure Training Kit The Windows Azure Training Kit includes hands-on labs, presentations, and samples to help you understand how to build applications that use...
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Goodbye Google Reader, hello feedly
Now that Google has announced that Google Reader is dead, you should take a look at feedly, it will pull in all the Google Reader stuff and is a little easier to manage as well
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Unique index difference between Oracle and SQL Server
Did you know that there is a difference in how a Unique Index behaves between SQL Server and Oracle? If you don't know, you might get bugs that are hard to track down
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Trying out Amazon Relational Database Service
Post explaining how easy it is to run SQL Server on the AWS platform
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SQL Server 2014 CTP1 Available for download
SQL Server 2014 CTP1 is available for download. Check out the Hekaton feature (In-Memory OLTP)
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When downloading a picture could cost you $100
Make sure you know what the roaming charges are before going to a different country, you could face a huge bill!
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Results of the NoSQL Survey
Which are the popular NoSQL solutions? IS your favorite on this list?
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Will anyone upgrade from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2014?
Will anyone upgrade from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2014? Is there enough new stuff to warrant an upgrade?
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Is the resume dead?
Some companies don't want to see resumes anymore when looking for people...is this a growing trend, is the resume dead?
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Results of the how often do you check your spam folder survey
How often do people check their spam folder?
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Dude, who pissed on my Dell 6430u laptop?
Seems some people who got themselves a Dell 6430u laptop are complaining that it smells like cat piss?
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How did YOU improve your tech skills?
What are some of the best ways that you used to improve your tech skills?
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Results of the How did YOU improve your tech skills survey
The other day I created a blog post titled How did YOU improve your tech skills? In this post I gave some example of how to improve your tech skills and I also created a survey to find out what the...
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Bad systems or bad programmers?
A bad programming decision by the healthcare.gov developers
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Software, You're Doing it Wrong
I spend most of my waking day on a computer, using software. Then I get on twitter and share all the many ways that software annoys me, frustrates me, or just plain pisses me off. Because most software...
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Did I really write that crap?
Can you still remember the first code that you have ever written, Would you be embarrassed if I showed it to you?
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Review of SQL Performance Explained by Markus Winand
Review of SQL Performance Explained by Markus Winand. A database book that every developer should have. The book covers Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server.
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Resources, tutorials, and tools to help you learn Microsoft’s big data solutions
Resources, tutorials, and tools to help you learn Microsoft’s big data solutions
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Awesome SSMS shortcuts that will save you tons of time
two awesome SSMS shortcuts that will save you a ton of time
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