Settings Goals Professionally
I was reminded of this topic after yesterday’s #SQLChat. Have you set professional goals for yourself? If so, have you...
2018-02-16 (first published: 2018-02-08)
2,066 reads
Brian Kelley
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Tinker as You Learn
In recent weeks I’ve seen my brother from another mother, Andy Leonard (twitter | blog), write or post about his learning...
2018-02-09 (first published: 2018-01-24)
1,930 reads
WIT: A Quick Thought
I recently had the opportunity to be a Dungeon Master (DM) at a gaming convention. It was my first time....
2018-02-02 (first published: 2018-01-22)
1,572 reads
DevOps Does Not Make Admins Obsolete
As a follow up to my tweet, I stand by my belief that DevOps does not make administrators obsolete. I...
2018-01-11 (first published: 2018-01-03)
1,052 reads
BK’s Professional Learning Plans for 2018 #tsql2sday
With 2018 coming, I’ve thought about the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” I ask...
2018-01-01 (first published: 2017-12-12)
1,423 reads
Learning to Give Presentations Well (Part 3)
See Part 1 and Part 2.
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
I can remember my Air Force ROTC class on communications skills where...
2017-12-29 (first published: 2017-12-11)
1,426 reads
More Beginner / Fundamentals Content
Not surprisingly, there are folks who want beginner / fundamentals presentations and blog posts.
I put up the poll based on a...
2017-12-22 (first published: 2017-12-05)
1,896 reads
Security Architecture: Knowing the Adversary
When I present or teach on a security topic, I take the time to cover the mindset of the adversary....
2017-12-13 (first published: 2017-12-04)
1,746 reads
Register for Red Gate’s SQL in the City
Aunt Kathi. Grant Fritchey. Steve Jones. They’re part of five hours of training on SQL Server performance and DevOps with...
2017-12-08
482 reads
Kalen Delaney’s Weekly Webinars
Anyone who has been working with SQL Server for any length of time should be aware of the name Kalen...
2017-12-07
349 reads
Blogs
From SQL Saturday to Day of Data
By ReviewMyDB
A behind-the-scenes look at Day of Data Jacksonville 2026, the transition from SQL Saturday,...
PostgreSQL 18 Finally Makes BUFFERS the Default. Here Is Why That Matters
You run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on a slow query, stare at the plan, and something...
A New Word: La Guadière
By Steve Jones
la guadière – n. a glint of goodness you notice in something that you...
Forums
non ascii columns in a utf-8 .txt file
hi, we couldnt get our upstream data source developers to supply what is sometimes...
PolyBase Trace Flags
Are there any good articles on all the trace flags that are enabled on...
The Data Model Matters
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Question of the Day
Running SQLCMD I
I run the SQLCMD utility as follows:
lcmd -S localhost -EI then type this (the 1> is the prompt):
1> select @@version goIf I hit enter, what happens? See possible answers