dbatools for the accidental DBA

dbatools is a very well known tool within the SQL Server community, and probably most of the production DBA’s are...

Disk Space and SQL Server

Disk Space in SQL Server
One of the frequently required job functions of the database administrator is to track disk space...

Speaking Again at the Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference

I’ve once again been selected to speak at the Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC, this year. I’m on the calendar for Wednesday, speaking again...

Two more of my presentations

I recently made available two more presentations that you might find helpful.  Feel free to download them and present them to others (adding a line that you got them...

Why I Believe In In-Person Training

I was recently asked a question from a manager regarding someone on my team when I requested to send them to a training experience: 

Are there CBT based alternatives that...

Certification on Orchestrating Big Data with Azure Data Factory

I took a break from blogging this week to finish the course for and get certified with Orchestrating Big Data...

Checking Open Ports in Azure

Let’s be honest here, data security is really important to me.  Some people probably think that I go to extremes...

File and file group method testing for VLDB very large database

File and file group VLDB very large database....
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Isolation Levels in SQL Server

Do your eyes start to cross whenever you think about isolation levels? Mine did, too. Here's how I keep it all straight.

It’s a UNIX system. I know this.

Jurassic Park was a great film. Steven Spielberg brought technology into the film era in a major way with computer generated dinosaurs and some now-classic film lines, many of...