The DevOps Airways Roadshow

I love this logo. Our marketing people were very creative. After the van tour last year, we decided to go with a plane this year. I wrote about the...

More Private Clouds

Steve thinks that the growth of private clouds make sense, especially as more companies turn to platform engineering.

A New Word: Tarrion

tarrion – n. an odd interval of blankness you feel after something big happens to you bt before you feel the resulting emotional reaction – stunned by a sudden...

Adding an AI Policy for Authors

SQL Server Central is changing their policy to respond to the increased use of AI technologies.

Friday Flyway Tips–Linking a GitHub Issue to a Code Commit

Recently I was doing a demo and a customer asked how I had linked my commit in Azure DevOps to the work item that existed. It’s easy, and tldr;...

Getting Permissions

How Often Do You Update SSMS?

I got a message recently that SSM S19.3 is out. I am wary of major versions, especially with a few add-in tools, but I have tended to try and update SSMS regularly when it patches, which is about once a quarter. As I checked my desktop, I saw I was still on 19.1 (my laptop […]

THAT Conference 2024–Austin

This week I attended THAT Conference in Round Rock, just outside Austin, Texas. This was my second time attending the conference, which is a very unique. The conference runs...

Dacpac Data

Mind Over Milkshake (Thoughts Matter)

You mind can influence your body. Maybe. A study Steve found says that could be true, but he certainly thinks it can influence your attitude and how you respond to situations at work.