May 2006 - Posts

The cat's out of the bag - awesome new DBPro edition of VSTS

Published Wed, May 31 2006 23:28 | GregLow

Hi Folks, I've been dying to talk about this one for ages and now the cats out of the bag. Received the following from our RD lead Kevin Schuler this morning. The team has been working away hard at this for quite a while. Gert Drapers has been leading...

SQL Down Under Show 16 - Paul Nielsen

Published Sun, May 21 2006 6:07 | GregLow

Hi Folks, SQL Down Under show 16 with guest SQL Server MVP Paul Nielsen is now available for download from www.sqldownunder.com . In this episode, Paul discusses object relational vs relational databases and his upcoming Nordic framework. Enjoy! Regards...

SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Planning Consulting Engagements

Published Mon, May 15 2006 14:27 | GregLow

We've been spending quite a bit of time lately helping customers plan for their SQL Server 2005 upgrades. I've had a few people ask what sorts of things we do in those engagements. I've listed the basic topics in those reviews. Hope it helps someone....

Would you like to work for us ? (Readify)

Published Sun, May 7 2006 9:44 | GregLow

Over the last year, we've gone through quite a growth spurt. The process we go through to hire someone often takes quite a while. Most of the people we hire are already pretty busy with what they are currently doing and so we do understand that they might...

SQL Down Under Show 15 - Kimberly Tripp

Published Thu, May 4 2006 10:14 | GregLow

SQL Down Under show 15 with guest SQL Server MVP and MSDN Regional Director Kimberly Tripp is now available for download from www.sqldownunder.com . In this show, Kim discusses two of her passions: SQL Server indexing and scuba diving.

Cleaning out old stuff #2

Published Mon, May 1 2006 12:56 | GregLow

Another favourite was an entrance exam for the " Australian Joint Warfare Establishment ", also no doubt, borrowed from elsewhere. No idea who to give credit to but felt the need to record it before throwing it: Time Allowed: 40 minutes All questions...

Cleaning out old materials part 1

Published Mon, May 1 2006 12:43 | GregLow

Over the past 3 weeks, I've been cleaning out a lot of old materials. It's always interesting to see things you haven't seen for a long time but I don't like dwelling on them much. A couple of things caught my eye enough to share though. First was from...