Late last week, while I was traveling to the Confio world headquarters, I received a direct message on Twitter that simply pointed me to this link that I want you to go and read right now:
Done? Good.
Here comes the important part: action. I want you to do three things:
Write a #SQLFamily story. It doesn’t have [...]
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I see the phrase “SQL Server training” tossed around a lot these days and often times it makes me want to stick a fork in my eye because I know what is being offered is not training, but something different. I was discussing this recently with some colleagues and being the set-based geeks we are [...]
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If you are not one of the few lucky folks who scored a ticket to SQL Inspire this weekend (where I will be giving my talk that I have simply named “SQL Someday”) and you are looking for something to do this weekend with all your spare time, I have a suggestion for you: go [...]
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One thing I learned early on in my former life as a production DBA was the old motto “trust but verify”. Such is the case when it comes to relying on system information in order for your tools to work properly. An example that comes to mind immediately is the use of the sysdepends system [...]
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