To refer and to be referred

Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice to have; in many cases, they’re what gets your résumé through the door. I’ve been...

A New Word: Dorgone

dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation without anyone noticing your absence. I’m not often concerned about announcing my arrival or departure...

Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers

Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab. Paste in a question. Copy the answer out. Fix what it got wrong. Then tomorrow,...

SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident

SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident

SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident

This is the companion to Why sys.fn_dblog...

What Does It Mean to Make Data AI-Ready?

Making Data AI-Ready, Part 1 (This is the first article in a three-part series on making data AI-ready. Part 1 explains what AI-ready data actually means, Part 2 looks...

Using the Data API Builder–VS Live San Diego Resources

Thanks for attending my sessions. Resources below: Slides: Using Data API Builder GitHub repo:  https://github.com/way0utwest/DAB-Experiments

Running a Local LLM On Your Laptop Resources

Thanks to everyone that attended my sessions at VS Live San Diego yesterday. It was a fun session and I’m glad a few people came up to ask questions....

Differences Between xp_readerrolog and sp_readerrorlog: #SQLNewBlogger

I was creating a question on sp_readerrorlog and realized that this procedure is different from the one it wraps: xp_readerrorlog. This post digs into a few differences. Another post...

Why sys.fn_dblog Is Undocumented And Why It's Still There

Why sys.fn_dblog Is Undocumented And Why It's Still There

Why sys.fn_dblog Is Still Undocumented — And Still There

This article is about why things are the way...

T-SQL Tuesday #202 SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget: A Roundup

When I put together the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #202, I wasn't sure what kind of stories would come out of it.
The topic was simple:
That one SQL Server outage...