Day of Data Baton Rouge Slides and Code

Thanks to everyone for attending my talk today at Day of data Baton Rouge 2026 (formerly SQL Saturday Baton Rouge). The slides are here: Building an API with DAB...

Using Claude Code as a Database SRE Agent with the Everpure Fusion MCP Server

Here’s the scenario: one of my SQL Server instances migrated to the DR array. The VM moved, the old volumes were destroyed, and nobody created a Protection Group on...

The Book of Redgate: Products

We are product focused at Redgate Software. Here is another of our values that focused on this: The text on the next page is: Shipping something amazing is better...

Microsoft Copilot: What Each Copilot Does and Where It Fits

It can feel as if Microsoft has put the Copilot name everywhere, and that is not far from the truth. The important thing to understand is that Microsoft Copilot...

KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 7

A fugitive cyber-criminal, a wingsuit, and 24 million flight records. Somewhere between Doha and Dublin, Krypto jumped between planes mid-air.

Do This Before You Contact Your SQL Server Consultant

Say you need outside help. You’ve exhausted all the things that you could do and, still, nothing works. So, you decide that calling in for help is the next...

Microsoft MVP 2026: Ten Years on the Data Platform

I’m honored to announce that I’ve been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the tenth consecutive year, recognized in the Azure SQL and SQL Server technical areas under Data...

Building AgentDBA’s Slack Escalation

Until now, a CRITICAL finding did the right internal routing, but the last mile was a log line — useful for an audit trail, useless at 3am. v1.2.0 closes...

Changing the Owner Removes Permissions: #SQLNewBlogger

This is actually inspired by an article SQL Server Central, which taught me something new. I decided to verify what was in the article and do some research. The...

T-SQL Tuesday #200 - I Bet It's Bad if I See...

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each month. This month, Brent Ozar
(blog) asks us to fill in the blank:

When I’m looking at...