Meetings: Have a Point of Focus

Have you ever been in a meeting where the attendees seemed to go down one rabbit trail after another? At...

My Book Contributions

It’s a Wonderful Life
One of the really super cool things about the SQL community is the frequent opportunity one could...

My Book Contributions

One of the really super cool things about the SQL community is the frequent opportunity one could have to get involved.

One of my favorite methods of getting involved is...

Data Professionals at Work Book

Working as a Data Professional

An old friend Malathi Mahadevan (b | t) asked me one day if I would be interested...

Data Professionals at Work Book

Not only will you encounter some interesting stories, but I believe you will also encounter some interesting insight into some of the contributors for this book: Data Professionals at...

Dealing with multiple AD accounts

To help promote the seperation of duties one of the things my company has done is to divide our permissions...

SQL in the City December 2018

The last 2018 edition of SQL in the City Streamed is coming in a few weeks. You can register today...

Take the State of DevOps Survey

Kendra wrote a nice piece on this the other day, and I agree.
Take the Survey
The data that comes out...

Tips for Attending a SQL Saturday

Matt (blog | twitter) is preparing for his first SQL Saturday presentation next weekend in Washington, DC. He’s asked:
I wanted to get an idea of some good, bad, and...

What is the SQL Server Trustworthy database property?

I ran across an interesting property set in a SQL Server database for a customer, the property is called “Trustworthy”. ...