Rod Colledge is a principal consultant with StrataDB, a SQL Server consultancy business based in Brisbane, Australia. He’s the author of SQL Server 2008 Administration in Action, was a technical editor on the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives book, writes for Quest and Simple-talk, is a frequent speaker at local SQL Server user groups, and received the SQL Server MVP award in January 2010.
Rod blogs here at rodcolledge.com, is the founder and operator of sqlCrunch.com, and was a highly rated speaker at the 2009 PASS summit in Seattle and TechEd Australia 2010. He enjoys spending time with his young family and playing golf very badly!
Recent Blog Posts ...
Using Policy-based Management to Check Sysadmin Membership ... December 8, 2010
Unrelated Dimensions ... October 25, 2010
SSAS: Dynamic Security, Kerberos and PerformancePoint ... October 13, 2010
Project Phoenix ... September 12, 2010
Distinct Count NULL & Analysis Services ... April 23, 2010
Built to last ... for how long? ... March 23, 2010
Fun with SSIS - Part 1 - Troubleshooting ... February 9, 2010
PASS Presentation Evaluation Results ... January 13, 2010
MVP! ... January 4, 2010
Business Intelligence Roadkill ... and the Politics of Change ... December 21, 2009
The Great DBA Schism ... August 25, 2009
Speaking Events ...
SSMS; Tips, Tricks and What's New in R2
- August 27 2010, TechEd Australia
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
- March 16 2010, Melbourne SQL Server User's Group
- March 25 2010, Brisbane SQL Server User's Group
DBAs Behaving Badly - Worst Practices ... for Database Administrators
- November 4 2009, PASS Summit Seattle, USA
- October 6 2009, Canberra SQL Server Users Group
- September 24 2009, Brisbane SQL Server Users Group
Top Features in SQL Server 2008
- April 3 2008, Brisbane SQL Server Users Group
Slide Decks ...
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
DBAs Behaving Badly ... Worst Practices for Database Administrators
Press...
Quest Poster, August 2010 - SQL Server Perfmon Counters of Interest
Quest.com, 30 March 2010 - Automating DBA Processes for Microsoft SQL Server
Simple-talk.com, 16 March 2010 - Planning for Disaster
Interview with Denis Gobo, October 12 2009
CIO Magazine, November 5 2008 - Understanding Service Level Agreements
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