I'm Back!
I've been gone... wow. Since March 31st of this year?! Let's fix that.
So what has been holding me back?
Kids? I...
2016-09-23
372 reads
DBA On The Go
I hope you didn't miss it!
Warning: This is a really short post.
Today March 31st, BrentOzar.com is giving away their videos! Well, not giving away... but...
2016-03-31
757 reads
SQL Saturday Oklahoma City, OK: 422 August 29th, 2015!
We're proud to bring back the OKC SQL Saturday for the 5th year in a row! We have 3 precons...
2015-03-09
759 reads
SQL Server, Error message 1785, and cascading deletes: How it kills kittens
I've been gone for a bit, forgive the long delay. Who would have thought the hatred for a cascading delete...
2015-03-03
1,090 reads
I'm Speaking at SQL Saturday 300 - Kansas City and a Few Questions About SQL Saturdays!
This is just a short update. I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Kansas City! I really hope to see...
2014-09-08
586 reads
Speaker Buddy System
SirSQL made a rather stirring post recently. He talked about a speaker buddy system to help out new speakers in...
2014-07-25 (first published: 2014-07-21)
7,998 reads
Collaborated Training: What Legacy Will You Leave?
My very first IT job was a bit daunting for me. I really wanted to do my best but I...
2014-07-07
543 reads
Plagiarism: A Community Destroyed
Personal Thoughts
Just to be clear, I don't expect everyone to have my same thoughts. I personally fully support SQLServerCentral and...
2014-06-23
482 reads
Come see me in Baton Rouge Aug 2nd!
I've been accepted for SQL Saturday Baton Rouge!
Yes, I am a little excited. I've wanted to become a speaker for...
2014-06-16
514 reads
Documentation: What Can We Document?
I think I'd like to do a small short series on documentation. I personally love documentation. I honestly think most...
2014-06-09
738 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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