For years I have written a year end post about things that didn’t happen to me for the previous twelve months. This year I’ve decided to pivot that theme. Instead of a post all about me, it’s now a post about you. Well, you and all the stupid and horrible things you do all year … Read more
Last week Microsoft bought GitHub and it reminded me of the time four years ago when SolarWinds bought Pingdom.
Many DBAs liken their roles to being a mechanic, and with everything under the hood of SQL Server these days I think an F1 mechanic is an apt comparison.
Today I want to officially announce the IS [NOT] NULL newsletter. You may have seen me mention the IS [NOT] NULL newsletter on Twitter and Facebook in previous weeks but today I want to show off the shiny new landing page, built by the Business Betties. I’ve mentioned before that this blog is not my … Read more
I wanted to take a moment to give you some updates on a few things related to this blog. First up, you may have noticed things look a bit different here. The blog has been redesigned. In fact, it’s not really a blog anymore. It’s a real website that just happens to have a blog … Read more
It’s that time of year again. The time when we find many “year-2014-in-review” and “what-to-expect-when-you’re-expecting-2015? articles littered about the series of tubes known as the internet. It’s only natural for folks to wax nostalgic as 2014 fades into the sunset one final time. I, however, have never been one to follow the crowd. So as we … Read more
