Push Button Deployments

I worked in an Agile team in 2000 and we deployed changes to our web platform every Wednesday for over...

Datetime2 defaults

Advent of Code–Day 2

I’ve continued working along, and while I found Day 2 to be straightforward in Python and PowerShell, I thought it...

Hard Data v Gut Feel

Data is more important than gut feel, or at least, Steve Jones thinks it should be more important. Today he talks about using data to support decisions.

COMPRESS

The DBA Tax

Are you a DBA tax on your company? Or an asset that's worth the cost. Steve Jones talks about trying to be the latter and not the former.

Lock Owner Blocks

Disabling SQL Server Network Protocols

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

Chips and Margaritas at SQL Saturday #461

It was a few years back that my wife and I planned a trip to the Austin City Lights music...

Security Convenience

Security is always a hot topic, and Steve Jones notes that we should be specific when we work with security.