Author Archives: Eric Wisdahl

70-462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases

This morning I passed the 70-462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases exam.  I feel quite happy with this accomplishment for many reasons, least of which is being woken up at 2 AM by my son and not being able … Continue reading →

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The (In)Equality of the spaces

Posted on April 4, 2013

Today I’d like to talk about an issue I ran into over the past week… It isn’t the first time that I have seen this, but it apparently didn’t sink in well enough the last time.  The issue has to … Continue reading →

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Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012

Posted on February 10, 2013

Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012 is written by Ted Krueger (@onpnt) and Jason Strate (@stratesql) – two guys who I’ve known for a few years now.  They’re fun and knowledgeable and if you ever run into them at … Continue reading →

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70-461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Posted on January 25, 2013

So, I had made the decision to go for the new certifications.  The next decision to be made was which to take first.  I looked over the areas of focus for each of the tests some more and decided to … Continue reading →

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More Certifications? But why?

Posted on January 21, 2013

I have decided to pursue the new-ish Microsoft SQL Server Certifications this year as one of my goals.  The certifications are the ones’ which most people refer to as the 2012 certifications but which have not been labeled as such … Continue reading →

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A look back at 2012 and a short look forward

Posted on January 13, 2013

2012 was a great year for more reasons than I can possibly list.  It was not, however, a great year for blogging or following through with my goals for the year. Some highlights: Had another great year with my Wife … Continue reading →

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Data Quality Assessment (Arkady Maydanchik)

Posted on May 30, 2012

Overview Overall this is a very strong look into data quality assessment. In it, we examine several subjects including: What is meant by data quality Defining our data through collection of general meta data Profiling our data to see what … Continue reading →

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Book Review: SQL Server Hardware

Posted on March 14, 2012

Overview First off, I really enjoyed this book. I have been following Glenn Berry’s posts for a few years now and when I heard that he was finally going to write up his musings on the aspects of hardware as … Continue reading →

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Pool League Project: Post 1 Introduction

Posted on January 25, 2012

Overview Our pool league generally plays once a week (we miss some weeks for holidays and events).  To this point there have been 9 “seasons”, only the past two or three of which I have been a part.  However, we … Continue reading →

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Book Review–Database Benchmarking

Posted on January 18, 2012

Database Benchmarking by Mike Ault, Kevin Kline, Dr. Bert Scalzo, Claudia Fernandez, Donald K. Burleson Overview I will give this book one thing, it was relatively easy to read.  I finished it in just a few days while working on … Continue reading →

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