Backward or forward? I would say it depends.

I think the most important skill for us DBA's, maybe even more than technical, is critical thinking under pressure. The ability to...

Not going to download a random file. Post the code. Most indexes will be nonclustered that are added.

I think fix-forward is the more common option when the issue has gone undetected for a period of time so that further processing has taken place that would be...

From the safety of my armchair, with no current emergency to disturb my reasoning, I would say: Get the DB to a Known State. And this will almost always...

For me, I point out things I've did and give an analysis of what could be better, or would have prevented issues.

The more I document and point things out, the...

Yes, the db is in use, so...

Sorry, typo here. Mixed up the explanation with another question in a poor copy/paste error.

The distance is 10. Points awarded back

thx dbruton, i have a feeling that when folks throw micro services at challenges like this to push rather than pull data, its completely possible that pooling isnt happening. ...

For sure. If you're not testing restores, you don' tknow the backups are really working.

I've seen people have issues, especially if they inherit a system that doesn't use with init....

I've had a few customers do this and they just move the load. Unless the API server caches results for its connections, you still have a lot of queries to...

This wasn't a Prompt stability issue. Prompt releases every week, and you can delay updates.

However, Microsoft changed the version or name (can't remember) of some libraries that lots of add-ins...

From my world with respect to team work:

If you don't share your skills and knowledge I do not want to work with you. You won't be here forever and...

Thanks and you are right. The things I remember most are the people and moments we've shared that made a difference, however big or small.

This is a great piece, Brian and I agree. Communities change lives, and it's been amazing to see what you've done with Pragmatic Works as well, helping people in your...

Agree with David. Sometimes it results in nothing, but it pays dividends later. The less quid pro quo and the more do the right thing, the better you are.