Next Monday is the first Monday of the month, and that means it is time for another writing assignment. The meme for this month will be the following:
What gift do you want Microsoft to leave for you under the tree this year?
Have some fun with this one. It could be a product (an Xbox), or a [...]
The DBA Plate
It’s Thanksgiving week here in the USA. I have two things I want to mention.
First, last Wednesday I did a product demo for Confio Software, you can read more details about that inside my post title Help Me To Feed Others. We raised close to $1,000 for Community Food Share, which will help to feed [...]
DBAs and Data Architects: Equally Despised?
All these years I thought DBAs were the least liked group inside of IT. So imagine my surprise to find out today that data architects are seen as roadblocks to productivity as well.
I simply had no idea. I am shocked to hear this.
On the other hand, the article reinforces a theory I have had for years: developers [...]
SQL Server Special Operations Tour
I saw this yesterday and wanted to share with you:
You can go to http://www.sqlpass.org/specialopstour/default.aspx for more details on the upcoming SQL2012 launch events.