It’s always nice to know that your hard work has been a positive influence on at least one other person. Recently I was contacted by someone who wanted to thank me for writing my book DBA Survivor. They had been hired as a full time DBA and were re-reading Chapter 2 (“Now What Do I … Read more
There is no question in my mind right now that the SQL Server 2012 book I am most looking forward to having on my bookshelf is the Professional SQL Server 2012 Internals and Troubleshooting by Christian Bolton (blog | @christianbolton) et al. I enjoyed Christians first book (Professional SQL Server 2008 Internals and Troubleshooting) as well, and … Read more
Looking for a good book on SQL 2012? Only a handful are available right now, you can see a list of books available for pre-order over at Amazon. No, you won’t find my name as an author to any of them. I’ve been asked to write a chapter or two a few times but nothing … Read more
Saw this review today and wanted to share it with everyone here: http://www.mikefal.net/2012/01/03/dba-survivor-learning-how-to-rock-out-with-databases/ I’m touched that Mike would take the time to write such a wonderful (and unsolicited) review of “that little book” I wrote almost two years ago now. I’d like for you to read his entire review, but I am going to share … Read more
If you could give just one thing to a person you know is starting out as a DBA, what would it be? Well, my book, of course. And as luck would have it, Apress is offering a 40% sale until Christmas, use the code SNOW11 at the checkout. I bet if you ordered it today … Read more
Yeah, the other Steve Jobs book which you can order by clicking on this link: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience I recently picked up a copy of this book. And by “picked up” I mean it was a gift from the amazing Suzanne Larocque (blog | … Read more
