WOW, Kathi, your experiences are worse than mine. And I thought I had it pretty bad. In my previous job I worked at a place that allowed lots of time...

I'm surprised to see that Microsoft has stopped development of containers for SQL Server on Windows. I'm not clear if it's because it's too complicated of a task...

Rod, Microsoft has discontinued all Windows SQL Server containers, including Dev/express editions.   The reasons for discontinuation are several, and certainly subject to varied opinions, but seem to center on...

I'm surprised to see that Microsoft has stopped development of containers for SQL Server on Windows. I'm not clear if it's because it's too complicated of a task or they've...

Yeah, I know this only too well.

That's interesting what you said, Brian, about you company not typically rolling back a release even with a bug, unless the bug is really egregious. Because we release seldom, I've...

Working in government, a rollback plan is always required, in detail. Also, we don't ever make small deployments, unless the project itself is small. Deployments occur only after several months,...

Good article, Steve. I really appreciate your suggestion of putting monthly reminders into Outlook to check on your progress! I'm going to adopt that.

This year, for me, as been better...

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You need to have the right privileges to run sp_logininfo. I don't, on some of our systems.

Politics. It's all politics.

WOW, JJ, that online conference experience you related sounds exactly like that Grant and I would like to have! Thank you for sharing your awesome experience!!

It is important to keep trying to crack that nut, as you put it. The solutions used at Ignite/Build and those I've seen in other conferences for small business, all...

Thanks Rod. Yeah, you've hit the nail on the head. While I found the hybrid model put together by the conference to work pretty well. It still didn't get...

Grant, I am so pleased you've asking this question! In previous jobs I had the opportunity to attend lots of in-person conferences. In my current job, I was only able...

This is an interesting editorial, Steve. I'm not sure I've worked in any place that really offered lots of "beer mode" type of work. My current position certainly doesn't. But...