A conversation with a friend over email got me to thinking that this info might be useful to a few of you. It’s common for SQL Server application developers to want to “normalize” the query text returned in a Profiler trace such that executions of...

I mentioned in my last post here that we have a new book coming out in December that focuses on troubleshooting issues with broken SQL Servers. We've decided to release a sample chapter from the book (that has not yet been proofread) so that people can...

Dow Jones' Denis Gobo interviewed me recently about the new book some colleagues and I have got coming out. You can find the interview here . For those who don't know, I am the editor for a new book coming out in December entitled SQL Server 2005 Practical...