Action Over Knowledge

A big part of success is making an effort. Steve discusses the need to do things and not passively let life pass you by.

Post Restore Tasks for the Resource Database

Reporting Services Editions

The Redgate Seminar – Brisbane

On Thursday, May 2, we have the Redgate Seminar in Brisbane. I’ll be at there along with fellow Redgate engineers, account executives, Octopus Deploy engineers, fellow Microsoft MVPs, and...

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.