We Are Microsoft charity challenge
I got the opportunity to participate in the We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge (under the umbrella of GiveCamp) in Dallas...
2009-01-19
696 reads
Tim Mitchell
Goals for 2009
I don’t do resolutions - they’re cliché, overdone, and rarely stick. However, I’m a believer in setting goals and periodic progress...
2009-01-09
1,044 reads
Presenting at SQL Saturday Tampa
I received word earlier today that I’ll be presenting at the upcoming SQL Saturday event in Tampa, Florida on January...
2009-01-07
976 reads
We Are Microsoft Charity Event 2009
I received notification a few days ago that I was selected again to participate in the We Are Microsoft charity...
2009-01-06
919 reads
When Data Mining Goes Too Far
Data mining is commonly used to find otherwise undetectable patterns in related sets of data. However, sometimes these patterns provide...
2008-12-26
1,523 reads
SQL Quiz: Two Mistakes
I was tagged by Gail Shaw to post two big mistakes made during my professional career. The only challenge here...
2008-12-18
841 reads
SQL Server 2005 SP3
… has arrived: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae7387c3-348c-4faa-8ae5-949fdfbe59c4&displaylang=en
It’s obviously hot off the presses because the “What’s New document” is 404.
2008-12-15
679 reads
SQL Quiz Part 2: Career Challenges
I’ve read a number of responses from Chris Shaw’s first DBA networking quiz. I missed out on the first one,...
2008-12-10
1,276 reads
A skinnier SQL Server Magazine
I could have sworn that my SQL Server Magazine seemed much smaller this month. When I pulled out last’s months...
2008-12-07
1,304 reads
[Off Topic] I’ve caved to peer pressure…
… and joined Twitter. I’m only doing it ‘cuz everybody else is doing it. With all the other social networking tools...
2008-12-02
626 reads
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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