Category: SSC

New Hotness: sys.objects and sys.schemas

Last month we talked about the old and busted syscomments– and the new hotness that is sys.sql_modules – for pulling code out of your database using T-SQL.  I’m finally transitioning over to sql_modules for good, even though I’d been a slow adopter.  This month, though, I’m already in SQLlove with the new hotness: sys.objects. The old sysobjects […]

Today I Blog About Certifications (Instead of Studying)

I was talking to the older kids about homework yesterday, and I mentioned that starting this week, I have extra homework, too…I’m studying for my next certification. Now, I’ve been a bit lax on certifications since SQL 2000 (hey, I’ve been busy, okay?)  But it’s definitely time to get back on the wagon. I already […]

How MUCH More Do You Make?

Yesterday, my SQLServerCentral.com editorial Why are we still talking about Women in Tech? was published, and we had a fine time all the day discussing the ins and outs of the question on the forum.  One reader wrote me to express admiration of the article, but indifference to the subject, because there hadn’t been any […]