Gaining Speaker Experience Credentials
One of the things I saw on Twitter yesterday was several folks saying their abstract submissions had been turned down...
2011-06-16
1,904 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Speaking at the 2011 PASS Summit
The emails came in today and 2 out of 4 of my sessions were selected. Both are the ones I...
2011-06-15
895 reads
Planning Your Upgrade Well
Yesterday I talked about the importance of having a tested business recovery plan. If you didn't read yesterday's post, the...
2011-06-07
971 reads
The Importance of a Business Recovery Plan
Recently I was in one of those chain restaurants (the middle-priced, sit-down types) and shortly after we got there, we...
2011-06-06
1,902 reads
Re-Focusing the Blog a Bit
In recent weeks I've strayed pretty much all over the map with respect to topics. I have another blog, the...
2011-06-01
752 reads
Project Management: Dedicated vs. Shared Resources
As an infrastructure type person, I typically represent a "shared" resource. What that means is I'm not dedicated to just...
2011-05-13
18,935 reads
You Are Responsible for You
Steve Jones wrote an editorial yesterday called The Poor Soul. It talked about being thrown into a responsibility one didn't...
2011-05-12
748 reads
Vote for My PASS Summit Sessions
Yes, this is absolutely a shameless post for self-promotion. However, since potential attendees get to offer input into what sessions...
2011-05-11
966 reads
Dealing with Frustration in the Workplace
Inevitably, even if we work for ourselves, we get frustrated with our workplace. This is true of all aspects of...
2011-05-11
3,037 reads
Know Your Limits
A little over a week ago I roughed up my back moving sound equipment after a ministry event. I have...
2011-05-10
1,722 reads
Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
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