How I use Ansible to automate routine tasks by running an Adhoc script

As a Platform Engineer, I would like to run a script on over 1000 servers and i don not want to spend the whole day running script manually. There...

Finding the Latest Backup Timestamps for Your Databases

Finding the Latest Backup Timestamps for Your Databases

I wanted to find out the most recent date and time each database was last backed up, focusing specifically on full, differential,...

Using SQL Elastic Pools

We use SQL elastic pools at work. I needed to learn more about their nuances and help you with some of their challenges. Setting Up Elastic Pools Here‘s some...

Webcast: How to Secure SQL Server – End to End Security

On April 16, 2024, I will be giving another webcast; this one will be on SQL Server security. Sign up link As always, the registration is free. Here’s the...

A New Word: 1202

1202– n. the tipping point when your brain becomes so overwhelmed with tasks you need to do, you feel too guilty to put anything off until later, prioritizing every...

Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference

(Shameless plug: The price of my book “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh” has dropped on Amazon to its...

The Basics of TRY CATCH Blocks–#SQLNewBlogger

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...

Working with ALS – Insights from the Ability Summit

The 14th annual Ability Summit is a global event that I attended a few weeks ago. It is hosted by Microsoft, and it presents the latest technology innovations and...

Apr 9 Webinar: Accelerating Success: De-risking and Streamlining Releases with Flyway Enterprise

UPDATE: This moved to Apr 9 Join me Tuesday, Apr 9 for a webinar, 10:00am CDT. You can register here and then come watch live with questions or get...

Spring 2024 Speaking Engagements

I will be presenting Answering the Auditor’s Call with Automation at two upcoming events, one virtual and one in-person.
DBA Fundamentals Virtual User Group Tuesday, April 9 2024 at Noon...