Practice makes perfect:” right? Well, not exactly. The reality of it all is that this saying is an untrustworthy aphorism. I discovered this in my “younger” days when I was a passionate tennis player, practicing and playing 20+ hours a week. No matter what my passion level was, without some serious coaching (and perhaps a […]
2021-08-14
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Learn about the core SQL Server concepts to build your skill set including the architecture, database design, development, administration and more.
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Today, Grant Fritchey compares a disaster caused by a toilet to technical debt in IT.
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Today, Grant talks about keeping your laptop and phone safe while traveling.
2020-02-05
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Back in my days as a SQL server DBA, I didn't have many third-party tools at my disposal. I remember having a monitoring tool with licenses for only three or four SQL server instances. Whenever there was a problem with one instance that wasn’t currently being monitored, I would have to stop monitoring another instance […]
2019-05-18
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I recently realized that I’m in the early stages of burnout. This isn’t an unfamiliar place for me, but it is new for me to recognize the early signs...
2019-05-14
By Steve Jones
Today’s coping tip is let go of other people’s expectations of you. I think...
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Good morning dear blog reader. Today’s episode is fresh from a great weekend with...
By Steve Jones
Today’s coping tip is take your time. Make space to just breathe and be...
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