Daily Coping 2 Mar 2023

Today’s coping tip is to make plans with a friend or loved one. I don’t like making plans, preferring to somewhat flow with life and make decisions close to...

Daily Coping 1 Mar 2023

Today’s coping tip is to call a friend to catch up and really listen to them Actually a friend pinged me to ask about a call recently. I made...

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Shutting Down Coping Tips

It’s been nearly 3 years of Daily Coping Tips here at the Voice of the DBA. I started these when the pandemic hit and the world shut down. I’ve...

Stale Data Causes Security Issues

Stale data from Microsoft has led to many systems being more vulnerable than they should have been. There's no excuse for this, from Microsoft or our own organizations.

Daily Coping 28 Feb 2023

Today’s coping tip is to thank three people you feel grateful to and tell them why. This is something I tend to do privately, thanking people who’ve impacted my...

A Corporate Wellness Day

Today is the corporate Wellness Day at Redgate. It’s a day off for almost everyone in the company, unless they have something that can’t get moved. A few support...

Daily Coping 27 Feb 2023

Today’s coping tip is to tell a loved one about the strengths you see in them. For one of my kids, I’m letting them know that I see: responsibility...

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Will ChatGPT Write Our Queries?

ChatGPT is in a lot of media as an artificial intelligence program that might change the world. Will it change the world for developers?