I think virtualized desktops are the path forward. Yes, is you lose internet connectivity, then a device used as a RDP client is useless, but that's basically how it...

One of the presenters at SQLSaturday Boston had a similar 2-minute auto-lock on his corporate laptop. It was amusing to see as it kept popping out of PowerPoint every minute...

It's really frustrating in the Microsoft community because thousands of us will upvote a seemingly small item on Feedback.Azure.com - like dark mode in SSMS, or the ability to restore...

The reason why I'm calling it is that there's near-zero adoption of 2022 development servers.

I didn't see that with 2019 - people started putting it into development environments right away,...

@Wingenious it feels like you're focusing a lot of energy on the competition.

Software isn't like Field of Dreams: if you build it, they don't just come.

You have to constantly evangelize...

My favorite response on that one was, "Wait, why wouldn't SQL Server have nested transactions?" The client developer was just utterly dumbfounded.

Me: "Well, why WOULD it?"

Developer: "It just has to...

Thanks for the mention, sir!

You're leading an awesome life, for sure. I love watching your adventures on Instagram. You're leavin' it all on the floor.

Thanks for the shout out, sir!

HAHAHA, you got it. Nicely done, sir.

Not enough to actually click on the links in Steve's post...

Thanks for the mention! Yeah, I totally agree about virtualization being a huge enabler here. Once we stopped being reliant on a specific physical box being up, these zombie 2005/2008...

Thanks sir, glad you liked the post! I like the concept of "rings," nicely done.

Aww, thanks! Wow, 49-4, holy smokes. I knew you were coaching, but daaaaang, that's good!

Glad you liked it, and thanks for the mention.

I think a lot about this because Richie's my only developer, and I gotta minimize the time he spends context switching between...