I had the privilege last week of talking with Richard Campbell (t), Microsoft MVP and host of the very popular RunAsRadio podcast, a sister-show to the worldwide phenomena known as .NET Rocks!.  I had the privilege of meeting Richard and his partner at .NET Rocks, Carl Franklin (t), a few years back at the DevLink conference and we've made it a point to stay in touch ever since.  Just as an FYI, there are lots of great DBA and database dev topics from the .NET Rocks podcast here (http://www.dotnetrocks.com/tag.aspx?tag=Data), including an appearance I made back in 30-May-2013. Here's the … [Read more...]

I was just looking at my upcoming tour dates, trying to get my head around the fact that I'll be logging about 40,000 miles in just 8 weeks. What's not to love about working with our fine TSA Agents dozens of times in the next couple months, I ask you?  I'm doing a few more webcasts for local user groups around the USA, as well as making appearances in Stockholm, Antwerp, and Tel Aviv. San Diego SQL Saturday September  21, UCSD Extension Stay classy, San Diego! I just finished  catching up with lots of old friends (and by that I mean "friends who are really old") at SQL Saturday 249.  It … [Read more...]

Hi friends, I know a lot of you regularly read my blog either on my home page at KevinEKline.com, on SQLBlog.com, or one of the locations where it's syndicated. And you may also regularly take in my content on SQLSentry.TV or my monthly column on Database Trends & Applications magazine. KevinEKline.com on SSWUG.org Click the image to see my new weekly video series on SSWUG.org! Now I'm adding a new video format to the mix, in partnership with my friend Steven Wynkoop and SSWUG.org. I've been a frequent speaker in the SSWUG virtual conferences over the past several years and, we … [Read more...]

She's got a way about herI don't know what it isBut I know that I can't live without herShe's got a way of pleasin'I don't know what it isBut there doesn't have to be a reason anyway She's got a smile that heals meI don't know why it isBut I have to laugh when she reveals meShe's got a way of talkin'I don't know why it isBut it lifts me up when we are walkin' anywhereShe comes to me when I'm feelin' downInspires me without a sound She touches me and I get turned around She's got a way of showin'How I make her feelAnd I find the strength to keep on goin'She's got a light around … [Read more...]

I've been keen on MySQL ever since I first started using it heavily more than a decade ago.  In fact, I liked it well enough to include it as one of the four main database platforms, over and above the ANSI-ISO SQL standard, in my popular book SQL in a Nutshell. However, with the advent of NoSQL data platforms in the last few years, the waters have been muddied.  It's no longer a quick easy decision as to which database platform you should use, both because there are many new platforms to choose from and because the old, easy choices aren't as cut and dried as they used to be.  MySQL, for … [Read more...]

The last night of the most memorable and awful vacation in recent memory. The girls were real troopers and definitely made the best of it.We stopped in Greenville, SC on the way home from Charleston and enjoyed the view of these pretty water falls. … [Read more...]

II always enjoy speaking in Dublin. My goal for next year is to do a multi-city tour.That's me and my good friend, Aaron Bertrand. … [Read more...]

The girls begin a new adventure!  Aren't they beautiful! … [Read more...]

I've always wanted to tour the Biltmore Estate. So beautiful! … [Read more...]

I was privileged to have a chat with my buddies over at www.dotnetrocks.com, Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell, episode number 876 (876!). Listen to the most popular internet audio talk show for .NET developers!  Here's the abstract: Carl and Richard talk to Kevin Kline about the latest features in SQL Server 2012. The conversation starts out talking about the new features that developers will love, like windowing - no need for cursors anymore, you can request a window of records from a set and move easily window-to-window. Kevin also talks about the new column store index that is … [Read more...]