A New Word: the standard blues

the standard blues– n. the dispiriting awareness that the twists and turns of your life feel new and profound, but are not unique – marked by the same coming-of-age...

DevOps Book Recommendations

I’m out today, coaching in Salt Lake City. However, I’ve been thinking about a few books after discussions with various customers and attendees at a few events. I wanted...

The Marked Transaction

Initial Config of tempdb

Flying Halfway Around the World to Australia

I leave tonight for Australia. I was in London 3 days ago, so this will complete my halfway around the world trip when I time travel tomorrow and skip...

Seagull Management

Management is important to ensuring the success of a team. Steve talks about an anti-pattern that is often used by poor managers.

The Basics of TRY CATCH Blocks–#SQLNewBlogger

I was working with a customer and discussing how to do error handling. This is a short post that looks at how you can start adding TRY.. CATCH blocks...

Using Table Hints in a Query

A New Word: Apolytus

apolytus– n. the moment you realize you are changing as a person, finally outgrowing your old problems like a reptile shedding its skin, already able to twist back around...

Book Review: 100 SQL Server Mistakes

I was approached by Manning Publications and asked to review 100 SQL Server Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. They gave me a free copy of the book (and...