Common commands and tasks to make dealing with Windows Core easier.

I don’t know how many of you are working with Windows Core these days but personally I think it’s a ... Continue reading

Insperation

Inspiration: The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. a person or ... Continue reading

Microsoft Tools That Help Query Tuning

Query tuning is not easy. In fact, for a lot of people, you shouldn’t even try. It’s much easier to buy more, bigger, better hardware. Yeah, the query is...

Sorting in Stored Procedures – Food for Thought

We know that sorting can be one of the most expensive things in an execution plan as shown below. However,  we continue to do ORDER BYs repeatedly. Yes, I...

What is a strong password anyway?

Background Fellow Microsoft MVP Troy Hunt (blog | Twitter) has been operating the website Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) for a number of years now. For the record, “pwned” is...

Coping with Self Doubt

One of the best coping mechanisms for Impostor Syndrome is the use of learned behaviors. This article shares some of these coping mechanisms and learned behaviors.
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