Some of my greatest mistakes
You are never too experienced to make mistakes. An occasional dose of humble pie serves as a reminder to up our game.
Summer Break
Just one day between a holiday and a weekend, so Steve asks for the ways you escape work this summer.
How to read the SQL Server Database Transaction Log
In this tip we will take a look at a SQL Server function that you can use to read the SQL Server transaction log to see what entries are made for database transactions.
SSIS as an Execution Engine for Multiple Sql scripts
Learn how you can execute multiple scripts in a restrictive database environment that doesn't allow any third-party tools.
How to Pitch a Software Development Initiative and Ignite Culture Change
If you’ve got a great idea for transforming software development or IT processes in your organization, but you’re not sure how to get buy-in from key stakeholders, or how to change your company culture check out this free webinar featuring Ike Ellis, Data Platform MVP! In this session, Ike will draw on his experience as a consultant and leader in software development to give you real-world tips to define, shape, and share your pitch successfully.
How to provision realistic and compliant data to dev – free whitepaper
Compare common approaches to provisioning test data to database development teams, and assess how they stack up in terms of delivering realistic test data, managing bottlenecks, and meeting data privacy regulations.
Introduction to DevOps: The Evolving World of Application Delivery
Today, more organisations are adopting DevOps over older, traditional practices. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains DevOps and compares it to Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
Fines for Data Access
A government is fined for allowing inappropriate access to data. That might be something we deal with in other companies at some point.
Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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