On my 1st Big Data project, our POC was running fine, was scalable, and impressed everyone who saw it.

It didn't impress the architects.  "We are an Oracle shop. What...

Way back in the day, a couple years after I started my present job, I had to manage the Oracle database we had until they found a new Oracle DBA. ...

I think for me, I'd go with something a bit "fun" and kind of appropriate for a tech crowd...

Granted, the processor series mentioned are a bit "dated," but...

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The hallway track might be helpful, but I (so far) find so many sessions that I want to go to that I'd need to clone myself 3 or 4 times...

I found it almost amusing this year that I went to Summit with the intent of breaking out of my shell and networking, at least a little, and nearly every...

A possible clarification to add to the article, that the docker-compose file has two requirements that threw me for a bit:

• It must be in the folder you're looking to...

So there's a few of the features in 2025 I do feel I'm looking forward to getting at this point.  For me, as a "Production DBA," the being able to...

Interesting, the "summary" in the "Active Threads" list shows a "is this visible select @@..." but it's not showing here as a post

I mean, the...

So I've kicked around the idea of standing up HA for our SQL Servers, usually FCI, but more recently AO, but...

The additional cost of the secondary server(s), the additional effort...

Well one advantage I'll have attending Summit in November on my dime...

I can ignore any incoming calls on my phone from the office!  TECHNICALLY I'll be on "vacation"  LoL

/me raises hand

Yep, similar situation here.  I went from working at a small company with a rather broad set of responsibilities, to a gov job that...

So the wife and I had a discussion and, presuming my employer declines to pay for me to go to Summit in November, we're going to pay out of pocket.

My...

I've enjoyed the conferences (SQL Saturday when there were ones more local, a couple Redgate events in Chicago, and one shining, glorious trip to Summit in Seattle last year) I've...

Yeah, the camping trip this past weekend was a nice get-away.  Took my Jeep off roading near the campground, spent a fair bit of time just loafing in a lounger...