I foresee difficult times ahead.

Definitely time to GTFO as soon as you can find a new position without red flags. I'm sorry you are having to deal with that.

One nice thing about ITIL is a company can implement it gradually/incrementally. In fact, it would be horribly disruptive and almost impossible to do all at once. Often the first...

First, what sort of work is the company you work for?

I work for a Europe-based IT company that is dedicated to servicing, and effectively part of, a global network of...

I had one job where I was the only DBA, so on-call 24 x 7 x 365. We created and sold software that was run on-prem by clients, so I...

The one thing I miss about working in an office is having lunch with other people in IT but outside my area. Just random conversation about "what are you working...

Incremental loads from SQL into any kind of Data Lake is easily achievable using many different methods. Where they fall apart is in replicating deletes, especially in large datasets, without...

Just because no one else has mentioned it, I'm going to bring up COVID-19. It still isn't gone, lots of people are high risk or immunocompromised, and pretty much no...

I love my Bose 700 for airplanes as I can actually hear movies. With most others, I hear too much airplane noise and can't really enjoy media/music.

Truth! They are great...

I love my Bose 700 for airplanes as I can actually hear movies. With most others, I hear too much airplane noise and can't really enjoy media/music.

Truth. But while they...

There are currently two people between me (no one directly reports to me) and my CTO. Any time I've had more than three at a job, there have been all...

Our issue with all the various ways to get changes from SQL Server into Synapse or Fabric is that deletes get ignored, so if someone (for example) adds a Project...

But no system is perfect...

Russian state-backed hackers breached Microsoft's core software systems, company says (msn.com)

I waited to update to 19.0 until SSMS Tools Pack supported it. I will wait for it to support SSMS 20.0 before I upgrade to that major version. I usually...

Thomas, I had the same issue with SSMSBoost. It is abandonware. The author hasn't posted to any social media for years, and the product has not been updated in that...

I also prefer working in small-ish companies (500 - 5000 employees). In America, the larger companies generally offer better benefits - especially when it comes to health insurance. But that...