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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,...

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...

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...

Database Fundamentals

One of my favorite things about being a technologist is constantly learning new things, but, this can lead us to...

DevOps and Visual Studio

The hardest part about implementing DevOps is not the tools you choose, but the processes you use to make DevOps...

Database Fundamentals #2: SQL Server Management Studio

The best way to learn any software is to start using it. There are a bunch of software tools in...

T-SQL Tuesday #091 – Databases and DevOps

Implementing DevOps with databases presents a unique set of challenges. However, just because something might be hard doesn’t mean that...

Database Fundamentals #1: Install SQL Server

To get started with SQL Server, you need to install it. However, I’m not going to teach you how to...

Wanna Cry? Me too

I don’t doubt for a minute that on a certain level you’re sick to death of people talking about the Wanna Cry ransomware. However, bear with me, we need to go through it just a little more because it actually has some bearing on us as data professionals. OK, more than some bearing, it’s a […]