Joe Webb Joe Webb
Joe Webb, a Microsoft SQL Server MVP, serves as Chief Operating Manager for WebbTech Solutions, a Nashville-based consulting company. He has over 15 years of industry experience and has consulted extensively with companies in the areas of software development, database design, and technical training. In addition to helping his consulting clients, Joe enjoys writing and speaking at technical conferences. He has spoken at conferences in Europe and the North America and has authored two books: “The Rational Guide To: SQL Server Notification Services” and “The Rational Guide To: IT Consulting”. He may be reached at joew@webbtechsolutions.com
Using Covering Indexes to Improve Query Performance
by Joe Webb | 29 September 2008 |  6 comments |
Designers of database systems will often assume that the use of a clustered index is always the best approach. However the nonclustered Covering index will usually provide the optimum performance of a query. Read more...
Creating Technical Presentations
by Joe Webb | 01 September 2008 |  12 comments |
Making a technical presentation is like being interviewed. It is not a skill that you are likely to need often, but when you do, advice culled from experience can make all the difference to the outcome; and like successful interviews, successful technical... Read more...
Creating a Custom Content Formatter for SSNS 2005
by Joe Webb | 24 April 2007 |
The built-in components for SQL 2005 Notification Services are ideal for use with notifications that are flat in structure. However, if you want to send notifications that are more hierarchical in structure, such as an order detail confirmation letter complete with... Read more...
Building Effective SQL Server Notification Applications Part 2
by Joe Webb | 17 August 2006 |  1 comment |
Joe Webb provides a guided tour of his top ten favorite enhancements to SQL 2005 Notification Services. Read more...
Building Effective SQL Server Notification Applications Part I
by Joe Webb | 10 April 2006 |
SQL Server Notification Services provides a powerful framework for developing and hosting notification applications and the 2005 version comes with a host of new features designed to make our lives, as developers and administrators of notification systems, a bit easier. Read more...
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