Podcast: Myths of Modern Data Management

As part of the Secrets of Data Analytics Leaders by the Eckerson Group, I did a 30-minute podcast with Wayne Eckerson where I...

Buggy Whips 2.0

I recently found myself rereading a very old blog post of mine, from the very beginning of this blog, discussing...

Free Webinar – DBAs vs. SysAdmins in Cloud Availability April 19

SIOS and I are proud to host a joint free webinar entitled “DBAs vs. SysAdmins in Cloud Availability” on Thursday,...

SQL Homework – April 2018 – Indexes

This month we are going to look at a topic near and dear to both database developers and database administrators...

Jacksonville, South Florida, and Houston

Just crossed off my quarterly goal of planning SQLSaturday attendance for the next quarter (I’m writing this on March 31st!)....

Imposter syndrome

Last week I posted the following “joke” on twitter: –

I’ve called it a “joke” but I wasn’t really joking. This...

How SQL Compilation Can Prove the Server CPU

It is relatively easy to spot CPU-bound system. But, the source of CPU pressure is not always easy to pinpoint....

SQL Server Extended Availability Groups

It may come as no surprise to many that Microsoft has hastened the SQL Server development cycle. Furthermore, it may be no surprise to many that Microsoft has also...

SQL Server Extended Availability Groups

It may come as no surprise to many that Microsoft has hastened the SQL Server development cycle. Furthermore, it may...

Database Superhero Adventures, April 2018 Edition

Chicago O’Hare AirportI had two SQL Saturdays this month SQLSaturday Chicago and SQLSaturday Rochester both of which were very cold....