Glad to see everyone is talking about SQL Server stuff. Hope you've had a good last month.

OK, a couple things.

In here: https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/06/sql-server-poor-performance-checklist/, #3

Also, more here on file cache bloat - https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/sql/database-administration/six-scary-sql-surprises/

You should probably own at least one electric car in your life.  It was a bucket list thing for me.

I bought a Tesla Model 3 and it has been...

Now, I just bought a 2020 Subaru Ascent.  It just hit 1000 miles.  Which is my 5th Subaru and I have never been more pleased with a line of...

I had one for a stretch, with the (annoying) auto...

I owned two clunkers early in my driving life.

Now my "good weather" driving is fun with our 1986 944.  She's required some expensive repairs that make me think we...

'69 Mustang Mach One in high school.  Wrecked it.  Would love to have that car today!

Two Corvette's.  The world is a different place when you're driving a Corvette.

Favorite car...

Over 61 years of driving I've done all of the car, truck, motorcycle things, (even a new 1966 Triumph Spitfire and a new 1984 Honda Goldwing) but have enjoyed...

I still really, really miss my Audi RS6: fast, spacious, and a total sleeper. Audi finally started bringing them to the US again, but this time in...

I've not driven near as many cars as you, and certainly nothing as exciting as a 911, but right now I'm reasonably happy with the car I've been driving...

Jeff, you want CI to be fast, because you want to get feedback quickly. This runs constantly, so it needs to be fast.

This IS NOT THE ONLY TESTING done with...

That was precisely my thought.  A fellow DBA in another company recently went through a bout with a ransom-ware.  The ransom-ware was able to track down where the normal...

I'll have to look. It's more a...

Can the three winners email me and give me the place they'd like an Amazon GC sent? Whichever email you'd like me to use.

I'm not sure what you mean by pull. Do you mean copy the backup file? SQL backups from from the instance and are written to files. If you are looking...