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    Congrats to DCAC Staff on MVP Renewals

    July 2, 2018 /

      July 1st is a day all Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) wait patiently at their computers hitting F5 over and over again waiting to find out if they have been renewed for the upcoming year. I am proud to announce that Denny Cherry and Associates once again have FOUR MVP’s on staff. Denny, Monica and Joey have all been renewed for 2018. John, being newer to the program, will not be up for renewal until the 2019 award cycle. Combine we have over 17 years of MVP program experience. Big mile stones were hit by both Denny and Joey. Denny was awarded his 10th and Joey reached his 5th.…

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    Among Giants

    April 5, 2017 /

    Since becoming a Database Administrator I’ve always looked at Microsoft MVP’s as the giants in our field.  I never once thought I could be among them. I am very humbled to be recognized as a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for 2017. Thank you to those that deemed me worthy enough to nominate me. What is an MVP? According to Microsoft, the MVP Award is an annual award that recognizes exceptional technology community leaders worldwide who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with users and Microsoft. Microsoft MVPs represent a highly select group of experts. MVPs share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others. How…

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Monica Morehouse (Rathbun)

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  • SSMS Is Getting Smarter—and This Isn't Just About Writing SQL
    SSMS Is Getting Smarter—and This Isn't Just About Writing SQL
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    SQL Index Creation Using DROP EXISTING= ON
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    Wait… Could This Be the End of Index Maintenance?
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    Understanding Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server Part 1
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    DMV’s for the Beginner
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    What is Implicit Conversion?
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    It's All in the Name, Index Naming Conventions
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    VLFs the Forgotten Foe
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    Hide and Group Columns in SSRS Using a Parameter
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