Changing Course On Learning
With all the new stuff on the Microsoft Data Platform, it’s really hard to keep up with it all. I had...
2015-12-03
493 reads
The Scary DBA
It’s Not Too Late
You know you want to go on the SQL Cruise. You can. You just have to convince the boss that...
2015-12-01
470 reads
Speaker of the Month for November 2015
A great benefit that I get with my job is that I get to travel all over the place to...
2015-11-05
472 reads
PASS Summit 2015: Wrap-up
WHOOP!
Another PASS Summit is complete. This one was amazing. It’s my first time ever as a member of the Board...
2015-11-02
460 reads
PASS Summit 2015: So Far
It’s Kilt Day!
I want to give a quick assessment on how the Summit has been for me so far. Monday,...
2015-10-29
826 reads
Talk to Me at PASS Summit
If you’re going to PASS and you want to have a chat, I want to talk to you. If it’s...
2015-10-23
508 reads
ZOOMIT!
Guilty.
I’m at least one of the people who yelled Zoomit during a keynote at PASS Summit.
I want to take a moment...
2015-10-22
557 reads
Statistics for the New Data Pro
Next week at the PASS Summit I’ll be presenting a session called Statistics for the New Data Pro.
You can read...
2015-10-20
390 reads
Getting Started With DocumentDB
I’ve put this off for too long. It’s time to get my feet wet with some new tech.
Step 1 is...
2015-10-14
564 reads
Argenis Without Borders: Fun For a Good Cause
This is the second year of Argenis Without Borders and the second year that I’m taking part. Last year we...
2015-10-12
516 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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