I've had to install SQL Server many times over the years. Often it has felt that most of these installs were one-offs, a dev server, a new QA instance, a production server for a brand new application. A few times I've had to recover from disaster, including restoring master, but often, I just installed SQL […]
2021-07-31
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There are a lot of metrics you can track and many ways to use them to improve how you build and manage software. Steve has a few thoughts on MTTR and similar metrics.
2021-07-30
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Learning to lead is a valued skill to have, and you can do this no matter what your role. You don't need to be a manager to become a leader.
2021-07-28
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There are lots of data exchange formats, and one of them that has become popular is YAML. However, are you sure you have the entire file?
2021-07-26
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Patching is a chore that any system administrator needs to deal with. As SQL Server 2016 moves out of mainstream support, Steve asks if you have a plan and how often you ensure systems are patched.
2021-07-23
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First we had the Solarwinds hack, and now we have a Kaseya ransomware epidemic. It seems the criminals are moving up the stack. We used to see physical attacks on tapes and keyboards, then we saw OS level attacks. Now we seem to be getting to the management layer for software that is used to […]
2021-07-21
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Autonomous cars provide a great environment for large scale, real-time data processing.
2021-07-19
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Job descriptions can be messy and intimidating, but Steve notes that they aren't ever going to be perfect. Work with that to find the job or candidate you need.
2021-07-16
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Steve notes that his employer is re-evaluating their build and release process, in a true DevOps fashion to improve the way they build software.
2021-07-14
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Building software in an enterprise is hard, and often, large organizations don't quite know how to do it.
2021-07-12
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