Do you want me to tell you the truth or do you want me to tell you what you want to hear?
We live in a Dilbert age.
If you are a DBA and have worked in organizations of any size you are...
2013-09-28
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I am on LinkedIn
I don't know why, but I never "got" LinkedIn and I ended up leaving it in frustration as I was...
2013-09-21
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Is Microsoft attempting to "de-skill" IT Pros in its attempt to increase its Cloud business?
When I first heard of the MCM program termination discontent, I reacted by sympathizing with my fellow Database Professionals but...
2013-09-05
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Working Class Hero
I could tell you a story about Green Day's cover of John Lennon's classic "Working Class Hero" that you wouldn't...
2013-08-29
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2013-08-23
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OT: privacy
I had a very unpleasant experience a while back when I was commenting anonymously on a web site (not SQL...
2013-08-06
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energy
Back when I was trying to start a business and unknowingly heading towards a economic cliff, I read all sorts...
2013-07-10
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freedom
I was thinking back fondly of my Dad - who passed away during Hurricane Sandy - this past Father's Day. Of the...
2013-07-03
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SQL Server 2000 is unsupported
Microsoft no longer supports SQL Server 2000 in any capacity.
http://youtu.be/A5cneCgNA9U
2013-04-10
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Carry On
Sometimes the answer is to keep going.
Forget words, figuring things out, and circumstances. Just keep moving your feet.
~Chuck
"Nothing in the...
2013-04-09
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Blogs
Why i use a smaller docker image part I
What is Docker? Docker is a famous platform for building, shipping, and running container...
New Job -> Week 2 -> Creating a Checklist
This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find...
SQL Server 2022 Administration Inside Out
By Will Assaf
SQL Server 2022 Administration Inside Out is now available for pre-order from Microsoft Press. This...
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Find specific string in column and retrieve text that follows it
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SSIS Installation Issues
Hello all, I am attempting to install the SSIS package into VS2019 CE. I've...
SQL blocking caused by running ALTER VIEW script
Hello experts, One of our developers tried to alter a view and reported to...
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