The Right Connection

Making a connection to the wrong database had disastrous results for Travis-CI.

Daily Coping 27 Sep 2022

Today’s coping tip is take your time. Make space to just breathe and be still. An easy one today. I’m relaxing in Venice with my wife, and likely no...

Daily Coping 26 Sep 2022

Today’s coping tip is to enjoy photos from a time with happy memories. On vacation today in Venice, so I ought to get more, but I’ve started to put...

Daily Coping 23 Sep 2022

Today’s coping tip is to notice what you are feeling without any judgment. Today I’m stressed. I have been traveling a bit and trying to work remotely from my...

Removing a Column

The Communication Channels at Work

The use of messaging dominates communication for Steve. Can you say the same thing?

Daily Coping 22 Sep 2022

Today’s coping tip is to ask a trusted friend to tell you what strengths they see in you. On one hand this would seem easy. On the other, it...

Another Conversion Question

Checking Database Compatability = #SQLNewBlogger

Recently I needed to check the compatibility level of a database and SSMS didn’t work. This is what I did in T-SQL.https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/alter-database-transact-sql-compatibility-level?view=sql-server-ver16 Another post for me that is simple...

Custom SQL Server on RDS

SQL Server on RDS has a more configurable option that allows you to meet the specific requirements of your application in a similar was as you would on-premises, while still being a managed service.