Chris

Chris started in computing and I.T. in the mid to late 1990's. After the dust had settled from Y2K, he found himself a bit more focused and working with database servers on the Unix platform. His first exposure to SQL Server was in 2007 and he has been working on that platform ever since. Chris is currently a Sr. SQL Server DBA in more of a DevOps role with a main focus on operational reliability, stability and performance. His specialty is automation. He truly enjoys the days he gets to spend building tools with PowerShell to help his fellow DBA's manage their ever growing SQL Server environment.

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CHOOSE’ing a Beer: #SQLNewBlogger

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Don’t Treat Your Data Catalog Like a Data Museum

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Introduction Treating your data catalog like a “data museum”—a static collection where information quietly...

The trade-offs associated with low-code solutions

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Low-code solutions often accelerate development and make tasks accessible to people who can’t or...

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SQL availability group and file server role answering from the same name

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DbaTools With Powershell - Omit The Id Column on CSV Export?

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I am learning DbaTools in Powershell, and my current project is exporting a CSV...

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Question of the Day

Replacing a Null

What is returned from this code in SQL Server 2022? 

DECLARE @value INT = NULL;
SELECT ISNULL(@value, 100.5) AS Result;

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