Today’s SQL Saturdays post discusses a cute little trend we have going on SQLServerCentral.com, SQL Spackle articles. SQL Spackle articles are short and simple articles meant to spackle, or patch,...
After fellow writer (and my VP mentor) Steven Gould retweeted my “Why the SFWA Debate Matters to Women in Technology” post, a male twit (aka twitter user) responded with the...
Welcome back to SQL Saturdays. It may seem odd that I’m devoting a SQL Server post to a science fiction / fantasy (sff) controversy, but I find my writing and...
Today’s SQL Saturdays post is aimed at the teachers, librarians, and tutors of our community. A few weeks ago, my employer held a “bring your kids to work” day themed...
Database administrators would be more overworked if it weren’t for the ONE principal that universally governs all database activities (regardless of software brand): ACID. I don’t usually worry about having...
As I prepare to speak at SQL Saturday 197 (Omaha Nebraska), I’m listening to Matthew Brimer speak about Database Security & Shrinking Your Attack Surface. It’s an interesting lecture. But...
SQL Saturday is coming, for reals this time. This morning I received an email with the finalized speakers’ schedule and promptly went into a panic when I realized I was...
Depending on what type of DBA you are, you might find yourself using different database tools, but the most important tool (in my opinion) is SSMS – also known as...
Welcome back to SQL Saturday’s. Today I wanted to discuss a T-SQL trick I frequently use to search for the existence of records. SQL Server has a fun function calls...
So in this weekend’s SQL Saturdays’ post I’m talking about Outlook, not SQL Server. Email is such an essential tool of any job. It’s all about communication and keeping in...
Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.
