Prepping for Certification, Part 1 of ?
I thought it would be good to put my thoughts down on how to prepare for a certification. I don't know how many posts I will make on this,...
2025-09-26 (first published: 2025-09-04)
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How to Avoid Knowledge Stagnation
You want the short answer? Well, the only antidote to knowledge stagnation is probably embracing the habit of lifelong learning. For the long-winded answer, read on. Have you ever...
2025-09-24 (first published: 2025-09-04)
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Demystifying Fabric Workspaces: The Nerve Center of Your Data Universe
It always starts the same way. You open your laptop on a Monday morning, coffee in hand, ready to tackle the week, only to spend the first hour hunting...
2025-09-29 (first published: 2025-09-04)
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Managing Enterprise Storage with Pure Storage Fusion in PowerShell - Building Storage Tiers
In modern IT environments, not all workloads require the same level of storage performance, protection, or cost. Some applications need high performance with aggressive data protection, while others are...
2025-09-29 (first published: 2025-09-04)
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Azure Networking: Designing for Change
Failing to plan is planning to fail. When organizations first begin implementing Azure networking, the focus is often on the immediate requirements: connectivity, security, and performance for your databases...
2025-09-22 (first published: 2025-09-03)
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The Case of the Forgotten Compatibility Mode – Scooby Dooing Episode 3
Like any good mystery, some SQL Server problems look spooky on the surface but have a very simple culprit hiding in the shadows. Every good Scooby-Doo episode starts with...
2025-09-19 (first published: 2025-09-03)
300 reads
Using Customer Docker Compose File Names
As I use containers more and more to run various things, I decided I not only wanted to set up docker compose files, I wanted to name them something...
2025-09-26 (first published: 2025-09-03)
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SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances
Old Reliable Still Matters If you’ve been around SQL Server for a while, you’ve heard of Failover Cluster Instances (FCIs). They’ve been part of SQL’s high availability toolbox since...
2025-09-19 (first published: 2025-09-03)
231 reads
How to: Regain SysAdmin Access to a SQL Server Instance Without the SA Password
Hello, reader! Today, I’m going to walk you through a scenario that many DBAs encounter: accessing a SQL Server instance when you don’t have the SA password, and no...
2025-09-17 (first published: 2025-09-02)
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Secure Your SQL Estate: Best Practices for Azure SQL Security
The Castle and the Keys Imagine your Azure SQL environment as a sprawling digital estate – a castle of data, with towers of insight and vaults of sensitive information....
2025-09-22 (first published: 2025-09-02)
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Time and Focus
By Steve Jones
“You don’t need more time because you already have all the time that you...
Book Review: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals
I don’t currently manage Microsoft 365 Copilot in an enterprise environment, but it is...
Lift and shift vs modernizing your data warehouse
By James Serra
If you are migrating a data warehouse, there is a question worth asking before...
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