Make It Routine

Solving problems can be challenging, but once you have something built, it should be easier the next time.

Negative and Positive Numbers

A New Word: Dorgone

dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation without anyone noticing your absence. I’m not often concerned about announcing my arrival or departure...

Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas

“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent Advice for Living Whenever we read about the success of someone or something, we often...

Hyperscale Replicas II

Your Favorite Quotes

Today Steve shares a few quotes that inspire him and asks you to do the same.

Using the Data API Builder–VS Live San Diego Resources

Thanks for attending my sessions. Resources below: Slides: Using Data API Builder GitHub repo:  https://github.com/way0utwest/DAB-Experiments

Differences Between xp_readerrolog and sp_readerrorlog: #SQLNewBlogger

I was creating a question on sp_readerrorlog and realized that this procedure is different from the one it wraps: xp_readerrorlog. This post digs into a few differences. Another post...

Evaluating a DBA (or AI)

Steve has a few thoughts on hiring and the way in which you might want to evaluate a DBA candidate.

Running a Local LLM On Your Laptop Resources

Thanks to everyone that attended my sessions at VS Live San Diego yesterday. It was a fun session and I’m glad a few people came up to ask questions....