Looks like I had an excerpt from my book published over at CTOEdge. The excerpt includes my “shards of broken glass comment” with regards to merge replication. The exact context is as follows: “I would rather eat shards of broken glass than implement merge replication, but that’s just me. Some people make a great living … Read more
About a year ago I blogged on how I thought Chris Hansen would make a great DBA. A few people said they liked that blog post and I loved the idea of getting Chris Hansen involved but he has yet to return my phone calls, emails, or telepathic messages. Anyway, as I was assembling materials … Read more
I wanted to give a big thanks to Kevin Kline (blog | twitter) and Buck Woody (blog | twitter) for writing the forewords to my book. I put them on their own page at http://dbasurvivor.com, as well as posted a blog entry for them. I’m not sure I could ever thank them for taking the … Read more
Today I got home and found a package on the steps…in the rain. The box was addressed to me, had yellow police tape across the top, and a green sticker that said ‘AUTHORS COPIES’. I brought the box into the house and eventually opened it. You can get more of an idea how I felt … Read more
I get asked from time to time to recommend SQL training resources. Many times the question is more about free training, as most everyone would like to avoid having to spend money (in good times, and in bad, but especially in bad). The trouble with anything free is that you get what you pay for. … Read more
At least one of the readers to my blog (either Mom or Dad) should recall how I previously did a review of the book Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. At some point it was suggested to me that I should read The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, … Read more
