Reflections on Being a New Gopher With A Dotnet Background

Disclaimer
Newbie Gopher.
Much of what I observe is likely to be half right.
I’ll probably look back at the end of the year and shake my head, but gotta start the...

T-SQL Tuesday #130 – Automate Permissions Audits

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Elizabeth Noble. The subject chosen “what have you automated to make your life easier?” For me the topic is near and...

Setup Laptop to boot with Windows 10 VHD - Part 4

Setup Laptop to boot with Windows 10 VHD - Part 4

Setup Laptop to boot with Windows 10 VHD - Part 4

All-Day at Virtual Houston Tech Fest 2020

It's a full day at Houston Tech Fest 2020 for us. Speaking at Houston TechFest is an decade-long annual tradition interrupted only by a hurricane and one year where I...

All triggers have to be able to handle multiple row operations.

Quick post today. Recently I was helping a co-worker write a trigger. Basically there is a table of servers that’s ... Continue reading

Daily Coping 11 Sep 2020

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Where is your Awesome?

Everyone of us is in a perpetual pursuit of awesomeness - some actively looking for it, while others passively. Either way, it is inherent in our making to reach...

Workload Replay for Azure SQL Database and Amazon RDS

Want to make sure you don’t have errors, validate performance, and save money while making changes with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server RDS in Amazon...