Author: Ben Taylor

Editorials

Growing Your SQL Server Position Into Unchartered Waters

750+ registrations for the SSWUG SQL Server Virtual Conference! See you all there! http://bitonthewire.wpengine.com/conference Books Directory Updated We’ve been busy updating our books directory – have you seen it lately? From SQL for MySQL Developers to SQL Queries for Mere Mortals and more, we have some great titles for you to take a look at. When you get a few […]

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How Do You Grow Your SQL Server Position?

Tomorrow’s the Day! Tomorrow we kick off the three-day virtual SQL Server conference, direct to your computer. We have a huge number of people registered already and we’re ready to go with more content than you can find anywhere else online, period. We’ve even opened up our webcast archives – you can watch past webcasts on-demand during the conference. From […]

Editorials

How Do You Grow Your SQL Server Position?

Tomorrow’s the Day! Tomorrow we kick off the three-day virtual SQL Server conference, direct to your computer. We have a huge number of people registered already and we’re ready to go with more content than you can find anywhere else online, period. We’ve even opened up our webcast archives – you can watch past webcasts on-demand during the conference. From […]

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SQL Server Virtualization Feedback

Conference Starts Tuesday – Register Now The SSWUG SQL Server Virtual Conference is coming to your computer starting on Tuesday – make sure you register ASAP if you’ll be attending. Have you seen the schedule? Information on all of the base items you need to know for SQL Server is included. From TSQL 101, 2 and 3 to understanding replication […]

Editorials

SQL Server Virtualization Feedback

Conference Starts Tuesday – Register Now The SSWUG SQL Server Virtual Conference is coming to your computer starting on Tuesday – make sure you register ASAP if you’ll be attending. Have you seen the schedule? Information on all of the base items you need to know for SQL Server is included. From TSQL 101, 2 and 3 to understanding replication […]

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Sandboxes, Production and Virtualization for SQL Server

Featured Article(s) Re-throwing exceptions is expensive Microsoft states, "Catching exceptions and rethrowing them is expensive, and makes it harder to debug and identify the exact source code that was responsible for the exception. Do not catch exceptions unless you specifically want to record and log the exception details, or can retry a failed operation. If you do not do anything […]

Editorials

Sandboxes, Production and Virtualization for SQL Server

Featured Article(s) Re-throwing exceptions is expensive Microsoft states, "Catching exceptions and rethrowing them is expensive, and makes it harder to debug and identify the exact source code that was responsible for the exception. Do not catch exceptions unless you specifically want to record and log the exception details, or can retry a failed operation. If you do not do anything […]

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SQL Server Best Practices Review

The SSWUG SQL Server Virtual Conference starts Tuesday Register here – All about getting started with SQL Server – technical sessions, how-to information and other goodies for real-world people that work with databases. TSQL 101, Backups, Restores, Database Options, Replication Basics… All sorts of great information. Also, our special report on 21 great SQL Server tips, backup and recovery planning […]

Editorials

SQL Server Best Practices Review

The SSWUG SQL Server Virtual Conference starts Tuesday Register here – All about getting started with SQL Server – technical sessions, how-to information and other goodies for real-world people that work with databases. TSQL 101, Backups, Restores, Database Options, Replication Basics… All sorts of great information. Also, our special report on 21 great SQL Server tips, backup and recovery planning […]

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Best Practices with SQL Server – Do You Review?

The Virtual Conference is NEXT WEEK! Have you registered yet? Don’t forget too, we have group rates available, just drop me a note. Curious about what it’s all about? Check out this quick video (30 seconds, wmv) then head to the conference site. Featured Article(s) Outsourcing and Improving Productivity I recall having a discussion with a Vice President of a […]