Independence Day

Moving to Rancher Desktop

I’ve been very happy with Docker Desktop for years, running it on both laptop and desktop. However, a corporate decision was made to move to Rancher Desktop, so I...

Adding More Data To Sample Databases

PASS Summit on Tour in New York City

The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with an August stop in New York City. This is the first event in the series, and I’m excited to go...

Finding Heaps

Quick Wins with GenAI

The more I look to GenAI to save me minutes, short periods of time, the better it works. Here’s an example of something I do regularly where AI helps....

Segments for Protection

Computer network security is important, and it's something we ought to be more concerned with as data professionals.

Three Times a Day

The latest work trend report from Microsoft shows people have peak work three times a day, and often out of normal working hours.

A Six Week Break

Today is my last day of work for six weeks. I start my sabbatical Monday, or maybe this afternoon, and will be gone. I may or may not blog,...

A Well Deserved Break

Steve leaves on sabbatical after today.