Chris Yates

Chris Yates is a Database Administration Manager with over thirteen years of experience in the SQL industry. His experience includes design and implementation of both OLTP and OLAP solutions as well as assessment and implementation of SQL Server environments for best practices, performance, and high availability solutions accompanied by a strong development background. He enjoys helping others in the SQL Server community and does this by contributing on several SQL forums, creating “The SQL Professor”, and speaking at several SQL functions. His passion and focus is not only with technology but also helping others along their way and career path.

Friends Of Red Gate 2015

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

I’m excited that I’ve been asked to be back involved for another year in the Friends of Red Gate program. This...

2015-01-27

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Impact Player Series – Part 1

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

I wanted to start this series in regards to impact players that go above and beyond in the SQL Community....

2015-01-26

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A Healthy SQL Server

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

T-SQL Tuesday has come and gone and I missed the boat due to some ongoing work constraints. With that said...

2015-01-19

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Impact Players – SQL Style

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

Awhile back I did a post on my Fab Five – was one of my favorite ones I’ve done to date...

2015-01-12

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Reports In SSISDB

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

I was approached with an in shop issue where a group could not view the execution reports in the SSISDB....

2015-01-09 (first published: 2015-01-07)

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Blink – Year is gone

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

As the door begins to knock I start to wonder who it can be. As I begin to open it...

2014-12-22

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T-SQL Tuesday #61 – Giving Back

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

It just seems to me that these block parties of T-SQL Tuesday come quicker each month. I’m always thrilled when...

2014-12-12 (first published: 2014-12-09)

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SQL Sentry Plan Explorer – Don’t Leave Home Without It

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

If you’ve been around me long enough then you realize that I am a Red Gate fanatic. With that said...

2014-12-09

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PASS Summit 2014 ~ My GameTime Experience

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

“How did you like your convention?”
“How was your trip?”
“What did you learn?”
“Where did you go for a week?”
“Who did you...

2014-11-25

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What Are You Thankful For

by Chris Yates

The SQL Professor

Bob Pusateri (B | T) wrote a blog post yesterday for anyone who was interested on sharing what they were thankful...

2014-11-18

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Becoming Kristyna Ferris <3

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Hey folks, fun personal post today. A few weeks ago, I got married! My...

What I Love About My Job

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In June this year I took redundancy from the company I’d worked at for...

TryHackMe Advent of Cyber

I posted that I was thinking about the AdventOfCode this year, but wasn’t sure...

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