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Being seen and why PASS helped

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

One of my colleagues/friends read my earlier blog post on the future of PASS and said he was not aware that being seen as a minority person was among...

2020-06-22

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PASS – Meanderings

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

As most people reading this would know…the PASS organization is in a state of crisis now following the decision to go virtual. We are in a place where we...

2020-07-03 (first published: 2020-06-20)

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Deleting packages from SSIS Catalog

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

I was fortunate to attend a training on SSIS by my good friend and SSIS expert Andy Leonard(b|t). We already use the tool for ETL purposes where I work...

2020-05-18 (first published: 2020-05-04)

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Learning Postgres:Installation

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

I had the opportunity of working on a project converting a postgres database to a sql server based one at work. I used this opportunity to learn more of...

2020-04-13 (first published: 2020-04-06)

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Telecommute Resources

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

This is a summary of potential resources for any tech person who is interested in working from home – temporarily or full time. It came about from a twitter...

2020-03-18 (first published: 2020-03-09)

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T-SQL Tuesday 123: Life Hacks to make your day easier

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Jess Pomfret. Jess’s theme is ‘Life Hacks to make your day easier’. She talks of some things we do to make life...

2020-02-17 (first published: 2020-02-11)

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T-SQL Tuesday #122: Being authentic

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Jon Shaulis – the topic is an evergreen one, dealing with Imposter Syndrome. I learned of this word via Mindy Curnett a.k.a...

2020-01-15

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Epic Life Quest – 2020 Update

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

I started keeping a written record on bigger goals in life from the year 2018 – following the example set by Steve Jones and Brent Ozar. This method of...

2020-01-06

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T-SQL Tuesday 121 – Gifts received – Summary

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

I got several responses for the last T-SQL Tuesday of the year that am honored to host. My topic was to blog on whatever you considered to be a...

2019-12-27 (first published: 2019-12-12)

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T-SQL Tuesday #121 Gifts received

• by Mala Mahadevan

• Mala's Data Blog

I am hosting 2019’s last T-SQL Tuesday of the year. I chose to ask people to write on gifts they had received – by way of community, relationships, or...

2019-12-10