Daily Coping 12 Nov 2020

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Extreme SQL

Steve looks at how Facebook accelerates SQL queries.

PASS 2020 Board of Director Endorsements

The election for the next PASS Board of Directors starts today, with a slate of 7 for three spots. I asked them for their vision last week, I’ve read...

Which Version for the Backup

Daily Coping 11 Nov 2020

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

The Pace of Data Platform Change

The pace of change for the Microsoft data platform is fast.

Daily Coping 10 Nov 2020

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Daily Coping 10 Nov 2020

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. Today's tip is to add the word "yet" when you feel you can't do something. This is good advice because […]

Do What Hurts

When you struggle with a software task, the best advice is to do it more often and get better at the task, not avoid doing it.

Building Bad Software Faster

DevOps doesn't mean just building software faster. Quality matters as well.