Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 5
As a mentor I'm looking for someone with the drive to learn and grow, and willing to acknowledge that they...
2008-04-17
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More MVP Summit
As I thought might happen, I was too busy after Tuesday and Wednesday to report in. Tuesday was my first trip...
2008-04-17
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 4
One of the dangers of mentoring someone on your team is that you can easily be perceived as biased, and...
2008-04-16
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MVP Day 2
Yesterday was an interesting day up at Microsoft. The SQL Server track is split into two sessions, with 2 assigned...
2008-04-16
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Service Pack 3 and Servicing
It was announced yesterday that Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2005 is coming! I've been trying to get people...
2008-04-16
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 3
I think sometimes a lot of what we call mentoring might be appropriately called coaching. Before you go trying to...
2008-04-15
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MVP Monday
I'm sure that Monday was the most relaxed day that we will have this week. The conference did not start until...
2008-04-15
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 2
It's always good to find a book or two on a subject when you want to be good at something....
2008-04-14
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Fast
I am actually stunned. I knew that more bandwidth makes a difference, but having way more bandwidth is truly amazing.
My...
2008-04-14
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Free SQL Server 2008 online courseware from Microsoft
Just received word that Microsoft has posted 3 new courseware titles under the "What's New in SQL Server 2008" umbrella. ...
2008-04-14
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Blogs
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
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Calculating Geometric Mean in Power BI
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