Speaker of the Month, February 2014
I didn’t get out to many events in January, so I was somewhat limited in the pool of presenters that...
2014-02-07
709 reads
The Scary DBA
Thank You!
I am humbled and honored (and more than a little horrified) to be on this list of the Best of...
2014-02-06
702 reads
Book Review: The Phoenix Project
Let’s get this straight right up front, the thought of reading a novel that’s about IT is so repellent, so...
2014-02-11 (first published: 2014-02-05)
1,933 reads
Time for a Quick Rant
This is an actual quote from what we can only assume is a functional human being:
The database is very big...
2014-01-20
699 reads
Database in Source Control
Many years ago, I was working with a great DBA. Seriously, a very smart and capable guy. He told me,...
2014-01-15
1,199 reads
Sausage Making
For those who don’t know, I work for Red Gate Software. I’m not a developer, but I work directly for...
2014-01-15 (first published: 2014-01-08)
2,042 reads
Speaker of the Month, January 2014
A whole new year. Cool.
I was at SQL Saturday DC, #233, at the beginning of December. I sat through several...
2014-01-03
752 reads
Tribal Awards: Vote Now!
The #tribalawards voting is now online. Get over there and get it done.
I honestly don’t care who you vote for...
2013-12-23 (first published: 2013-12-20)
920 reads
How to Set Up Managed Backups in SQL Server 2014
Earlier this week I introduced the concept of Managed Backups (and caused less of a turmoil than I thought I...
2013-12-19
2,850 reads
Speaking in 2014
I love that I get to travel around and learn from my #sqlfamily. We’re still filling in the majority of...
2013-12-18
671 reads
Blogs
Data Skew in Data Engineering: What It Is and How to Fix It
You kick off a distributed job expecting it to finish in minutes — but...
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
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SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO The purpose...
5 SQL Tricks Worth Remembering Before You Close the Laptop
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Question of the Day
Representing Money
Which types of currency does the money data type represent?
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