Mike Femenella Blog

..or maybe I'm just the guy with the shovel behind the horses in the parade

Fetching Partition Information

For a recent SSIS package at work I needed to determine the distinct values in a partition, the number of rows in each partition and the file group name on which each partition resided in order to come up with a grouping mechanism. Read more →

The 5 stages reviewing bad TSQL

I'm working with an app team that is light on TSQL expertise this week and couldn't help but draw a parallel to the 5 stages of grieving. Read more →

The 5 stages reviewing bad TSQL

I'm working with an app team that is light on TSQL expertise this week and couldn't help but draw a parallel to the 5 stages of grieving. Enjoy. Denial: There’s nothing wrong with the code SQL Server has a bug in it. Read more →

SQL Saturday Richmond, VA

Very excited to announce that I’ll be holding 2 sessions at SQL Saturday in VA on April 10th. If there are any frequent readers of SQLTeam.com attending, please make sure to say hi! Read more →