SQL Server on Linux Restrictions

Thinking About Technology

Steve is thinking about technology today, inspired by a developer/architect that asks some philosophical and moral questions of software.

THAT Conference 2024 in Wisconsin Dells

I’m headed back to Wisconsin Dells next week for THAT! Conference 2024. This is my second time in Wisconsin and third THAT overall. This time I didn’t submit, but...

Monday Monitor Tips – Adding Redgate Monitor Custom Metrics from SQLMonitorMetrics

This post talks about adding custom metrics from the sqlmonitormetrics.com site automatically and how this works (and how it doesn’t). This is part of a series of posts on...

Set a Runtime Variable in an Azure DevOps Pipeline

Note: I DO NOT recommend this. Any changes to a pipeline should be in code and through a PR. That being said, I know this information is out there...

The Biggest Database Professional Challenges Today

What are the biggest challenges you face today? Steve asks the question and is hoping for a few answers from you.

The Last DBCC Date

A New Word: Solysium

solysium – n. the unhinged delirium of being alone for an extended period of time – feeling the hours stretch into days until a weird little culture begins to...

A Programmer's Attitude

The way we approach development can have a big impact on quality, as well as how smoothly our team works together.

Not Selected for the PASS Data Community Summit 2024

I got this in an email about a week ago from the PASS Data Community Summit. There’s more to it, but essentially I submitted 3 talks (2 on deployments,...