Goals for 2023
This is the goal setting post for 2023. The previous ones were: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 As with previous years, I’ll break these into three categories: career, personal,...
2023-01-06
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Blog Posts
Outlining Goals in 2023
Last year I set a bunch of goals, and I thought I did pretty good working on them. Not amazing, but pretty good. This year, I want to attack...
2023-01-06
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Setting up TDE
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is one of the easiest ways of encrypting your data at rest. In the previous posts we looked at what TDE is and how it...
2023-01-06
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Solar Projection v Estimates
We got a solar system in 2022 to try and fix some of our power costs and hedge against the future. We were fairly confident it would work well,...
2023-01-06 (first published: 2022-12-28)
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SQLBits 2023
Super excited that I was selected to speak at SQLBits 2023. The conference is taking place 14-18 March 2023 in Wales. I have never been to Wales and am...
2023-01-06 (first published: 2022-12-23)
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Daily Coping 5 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to set aside a regular time for the next month for an activity you love . This is a big month for me, with coaching...
2023-01-05
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Daily Coping 4 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to share something helpful with a friend that you learned recently. I share a lot with my wife and kids. They are a big part...
2023-01-04
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Monitoring with the Pure Storage FlashArray OpenMetrics Exporter
This post introduces you to the Pure Storage FlashArray OpenMetrics Exporter. It shows you how to get started quickly using Docker Compose so you can monitor your Pure Storage...
2023-01-04 (first published: 2022-12-20)
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Understanding Keys and Certificates with TDE
When you first look at the encryption hierarchy for TDE in SQL Server it can be a bit daunting. There seem to be a lot of objects involved and...
2023-01-04 (first published: 2022-12-21)
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Daily Coping 3 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to use one of your strengths in a new or creative way. I have a lot of strengths. They’ve helped me to be successful. This...
2023-01-03
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Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
By Brian Kelley
My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...
Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
By Steve Jones
“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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