Speaking at SQL Saturday Boston 2023

I’m heading to Boston next week for SQL Saturday Boston 2023. I went to this event last year and I’m glad to be going again. It’s a great event,...

A Reuseable Window

The Need for DevSecOps

DevOps is great, but Steve thinks we need to ensure we include security is a part of what we do when building and deploying software.

A New Word: Ghough

ghough – n. a hollow place in your psyche that can never be filled; a bottomless hunger for more food, more praise, more attention, more affection, more job, more...

A Staffing Disaster

An Azure datacenter had a failure after an incident, partially because they didn't have enough people. Steve notes that staffing is a challenge in many ways.

Backing Up a Restoring Database

Friday Flyway Tips: More Config Options

Working with various Flyway configuration options used to be a pain since they were either CLI parameters or in a text files. We’ve made editing these easier in Flyway...

Creating Two Keys

Running a Service

The way we view our jobs might change how we do them. Steve has some advice on how to think about the work you do.

Are You Worried About AI?

Many people are worried for their future career prospects with the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in many situations. Steve doesn't think that AI is going to take over the world, but it might affect your future opportunities.