T-SQL Tuesday #156–Ready for Production

It’s a busy time for me, but it’s also T-SQL Tuesday blog party day. I’m rushing a bit as I forgot about this (thanks for the reminder, Deb) and...

Daily Coping 7 Nov 2022

Today’s coping tip is to identify three things that give you hope for the future. The creativity and passion of youth The drive from many people who build software...

DevOps is Culture

A big part of adopting DevOps and becoming better at building software is establishing culture.

The Assert Transformation

The SQL Server Central Casino Party #SeattleSummitMoments

Redgate started a new marketing thing and I like it. They’re asking for memories of attending the Summit in Seattle. I’ve been lucky enough to go to many of...

Daily Coping 4 Nov 2022

Today’s coping tip is to plan a fun or exciting activity to look forward to. I almost shouldn’t do this much, since I’ve had a great year with plenty...

From Manual to DevOps at the Data Community Summit

This year the annual PASS Data Community Summit is hybrid, both in-person and virtual. It’s exciting to have this coming back and I look forward to seeing people in...

Goal Progress for Oct 2022

I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2022. Another month of busy stuff. Prepping for the Data Community...

Life Organization

For years, those of us in technology have often worked outside of the core working hours for the rest of our organization. Whether this is being on-call, staying late, or coming in when asked. It's not uncommon for many developers and Ops staff to work 60, 70, or more hours to get things built/deployed/supported for […]

The Azure Database Timezone