Blog Posts

I was working with a customer and discussing how to do error handling. This is a short post that looks at how you can start adding TRY.. CATCH blocks...

2024-04-22 (first published: 2024-03-27)

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A New Word: Apolytus

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

apolytus– n. the moment you realize you are changing as a person, finally outgrowing your old problems like a reptile shedding its skin, already able to twist back around...

2024-04-19

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Book Review: 100 SQL Server Mistakes

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I was approached by Manning Publications and asked to review 100 SQL Server Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. They gave me a free copy of the book (and...

2024-04-19 (first published: 2024-03-25)

516 reads

First Time Speaking with a Mask at an Event

by DataOnWheels

DataOnWheels

Over the past couple of months, I have started losing my ability to talk without a mask. One of the effects of a disease, ALS, is that I am...

2024-04-19

21 reads

Learning SQL Book Review – Best Free Book for Learning SQL for Beginners

by Tracy McKibben

RealSQLGuy - Helping You To Become A SQL Hero

Data is everywhere, and if you want to make sense of it, SQL (Structured Query Language) is your secret weapon. Whether it’s managing customer data or analyzing trends, SQL...

2024-04-19 (first published: 2024-04-06)

433 reads

RTO and RPO are myths unless you’ve tested recovery

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’ve watched teams spend a lot of time on backup strategy. They plan out the full, differential, and log backups to ensure they can successfully meet the recovery point...

2024-04-17 (first published: 2024-04-05)

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SQL Quickstart Guide by Walter Shields – Book Review & Summary

by Tracy McKibben

RealSQLGuy - Helping You To Become A SQL Hero

In today’s world, data is everywhere. Companies collect it, governments analyze it, and it influences everything from what products we buy to how we vote. But all that data...

2024-04-17 (first published: 2024-04-05)

188 reads

Derby City Data Days

by DataOnWheels

DataOnWheels

It was awesome to see the Kentucky data community come out for the first Derby City Data Days in Louisville, KY! Bringing together communities from Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky,...

2024-04-16

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Familiar Sights

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Yesterday was a long day in London. I arrived late in the am, and as I was walking from the plane to the border check, I went down the...

2024-04-16

15 reads

How Do You Decide What to Learn?

by hellosqlkitty

SQLKitty

There are so many choices and so little time. How do you go about deciding what to learn? I have to delicately balance everything I think I want to...

2024-04-15 (first published: 2024-04-02)

407 reads