What’s So Great About User Groups
User groups provide so many benefits for those looking to get ahead in their career. User Groups share a common...
2008-11-10
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Blog Posts
Beyond Managing To Middle Management
It's funny that many employees see moving into management as a way to stop actually doing work. In practice - if...
2008-11-09
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Database administration complexity model
I have been working as a DBA for sometime now, and have been exposed to various database environments and with...
2008-11-07
1,181 reads
Hope to See You at SQL Connections in Las Vegas
SQL Server Magazine Connections, which is part of the larger DevConnections conference, will be held November 10-13 in Las Vegas,...
2008-11-07
537 reads
How Much Are You Worth in the Marketplace as a DBA?
Compared to many other IT professionals, DBAs, on average, make more money. To find out, let's check and find out.
According...
2008-11-07
3,033 reads
Of Mice and Men
In addition to the reading list I'm still struggling to finish, I've always got other books partially started. Maybe that's...
2008-11-07
690 reads
SQL Quiz - Mistakes You've Made?
Jason Massie called me out for a new SQL Quiz that was the diabolical idea of Chris Shaw.The gist is...
2008-11-07
1,390 reads
What Does It Mean to be An Exceptional DBA?
I feel that, ultimately, an Exception DBA is defined by his or her actions, so place yourself in the shoes...
2008-11-07
485 reads
Blog Likes and Dislikes
Today I'll see how many bloggers I can interest/irritate by discussing a quick list of what I think works and doesn't...
2008-11-06
444 reads
Old and Wise
I'm not sure that I'm wise, but I do feel old quite often. I noticed that after my talk at...
2008-11-06
455 reads
Blogs
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Forums
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Real-time On-prem SQL Server Data in Excel – Over the Internet
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Can You Let Go of Determinism
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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