Unions were incredibly important back before we had basic labor laws. Now we're too far in the other direction and many companies are hamstrung just trying to comply with overly...

This editorial made me think of JARVIS from the Iron Man movies.  Tony Stark simply gives JARVIS orders and he carries them out.  His workshop is built around having an...

I can't imagine working without source control.  It's like boxing with one hand tied behind your back.

I know this is old, but I had this issue pop up after a CPU re-configuration (such as going from 4 sockets 2 cores each to 2 sockets with 4...

I don't use AI in my code.  I'm not against it, but I usually don't think about it.  The comment above with the regex example is a good one.  I...

A few places I've worked, including my current place, had no DBA position before I started.  I got there and spent a year or two stabilizing and improving the environment. ...

I've never had to do this before, but I love the idea.  I track everything I can think of, and table sizes would be a great addition.

In my first job as DBA we had a database where a separate schema was generated for each customer.  So you'd have [customerid1].Orders, [customerid2].Orders, etc.  The database had thousands of...

Largely speaking, I've thus far not used any of the various and sundry "AI" implementations out there (either for SQL or anything else,) mostly because, well, I don't see...

I'd rather talk about your point on disposable tech.  It's not just tech.  It is disgusting how disposable EVERYTHING is nowadays.  How much plastic junk ends up in landfills?  Especially...

Well said

I have yet to find a problem that requires XE over a profiler trace.  Until I do, I'll probably just stick with my trace.

The quote from this editorial that stands out to me is "The ideal consultant first gets a clear idea of the nature of the logjam by listening, and then facilitates...

I learned (from a great mentor DBA!) early in my career the need to use experiments to prove out the way things work.  It is a habit I've found invaluable...

The issues Johan Bijnens brought up are #2 on my list of concerns about tech.  It's interesting to read Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago and think about whether our current state of...