What do you do when you inherit a mess at work?
I have seen three common responses to database messes. My favorite is nuclear.
2016-12-06
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Ben Kubicek
- Interests: Jesus, playing guitar singing, most sports, running, biking, triathlons
Do you have DBA syndrome?
Sometimes DBAs become resistant to change. When they lose focus on their full purpose they may have DBA syndrome.
2016-10-05
146 reads
An object lesson about what is really important
A story I heard a long time ago reminds us to choose what is really important.
2016-08-11
110 reads
How do you know when it is time to leave a job?
Today we have a guest editorial from Ben Kubicek as Steve is traveling out of town. I discovered I had stayed at a job about two years too long. Why was that?
2016-07-22
198 reads
An example of how networking netted a new job
Today we have a guest editorial as Steve is away on vacation. You often hear about how important it is to network. This is a story of how my network helped me get a new job.
2016-07-01
85 reads
2016-06-28
1,352 reads
Don’t Miss Out on an Opportunity to Connect
There are people in our lives that we want to connect with, so why don't we?
2016-05-09
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2016-03-14
92 reads
2015-10-26
1,617 reads
Where should middle tier business logic be stored?
The age old question of where should business logic be stored
2015-10-16
294 reads
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The Ending Substring
In Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2025, if I run this, what is returned?
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