I have officially recognized the fact that I am on my PASS high. It always happens after the conference and lasts for a few weeks at the very least. One time it lasted three months before burning off. What is a PASS high? Quite simply, it is the extra energy you have to help in … Read more
Found this nugget from Grant Fritchey, who linked out to an article on Simple-Talk by Tony Davis. Join us as we fight in the Battle Against Lawless Database Design (BALD-D or baldy). Not a day goes by where I do not stumble across some element of a database that makes me slap my hand to my … Read more
About a month ago I came across a wonderful idea. I thought about how I could use Operations Manager to monitor my databases to ensure they have had a backup done within a predefined amount of time. I know lots of DBAs out there that have similar checks in place, most of which involve reports … Read more
We have all heard that it is important to communicate effectively, right? So how is it possible that, knowing the importance of good communication, we can still allow for poor communication to happen from time to time? You would think that we would double, or triple check everything that we read or hear, and choose … Read more
In past years I have typically done a daily update from the PASS conference, highlighting the sessions attended, things learned, etc. This is my fifth straight PASS conference, and the more times I attend, the different it gets. As such, this time around there was little to no time available for blogging. My days were … Read more
During the PASS keynote on Thursday something amazing happened. Just when I thought I already knew everything about Twitter, I was shown yet another facet of how it can operate. This year at PASS there were official live bloggers and I happened to know a few of them. I also happen to know they like … Read more
