The Choices We Make
If you keep your head up and look around you’ll see the choices people make all the time. I saw...
2017-07-21 (first published: 2017-07-10)
1,977 reads
Grant Fritchey
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Thoughts on the State of Data Management
I was given the opportunity to do a little online interview. It’s primarily about promotion, but I thought I’d share...
2017-07-18
307 reads
I Love Entity Framework
I love Entity Framework. I also like (not love) nHibernate. That’s right, as a DBA and data professional, I’m telling...
2017-07-17 (first published: 2017-07-05)
2,781 reads
Database Fundamentals #4: Create a Database
SQL Server provides multiple ways to perform most functions. In order to maximize your understanding of how SQL Server works...
2017-07-06 (first published: 2017-06-26)
2,001 reads
Gratitude
I want to take a moment to thank a few people for being amazing.
First up, Thomas LaRock is wrapping up...
2017-07-06
331 reads
2017-07-06
3,083 reads
The Three T’s of Backups
I just read several more horror stories that include, among other things, failed backups. I’ve said it before (at volume,...
2017-06-26 (first published: 2017-06-19)
1,823 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #091 – Round-Up
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #091 which was on databases and DevOps. As I anticipated, this...
2017-06-23 (first published: 2017-06-15)
1,722 reads
Database Fundamentals #3: What’s In a Database?
It’s worth noting that a lot of people will never need to create their own database. You may never create...
2017-06-20
494 reads
Database Fundamentals
One of my favorite things about being a technologist is constantly learning new things, but, this can lead us to...
2017-06-15 (first published: 2017-05-31)
2,793 reads
Blogs
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
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