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Deconstructing Silos

May 25, 2016May 12, 2016 by Thomas LaRock
Deconstructing Silos

Hard skills lead to the creation of silos, and soft skills are how silos are avoided. And for those who want to survive in the application-centric future of IT, soft skills are a must-have skill.

Categories MSSQL, Professional Development, SQL MVP Tags database, DevOps, silos Leave a comment

The Server Draft

April 28, 2016 by Thomas LaRock

If you were given the chance to build the ultimate server, what would you draft first?

Categories Database Design, MSSQL, SQL Server Performance Tags CPU, disk, memory, network, server, Things I Write While High on Bacon, Things Only I Find Amusing 6 Comments

Why You’re Wrong: The Data Professional’s Guide To Contentious Issues

April 19, 2016 by Thomas LaRock

I’m here to put an end to the debates. Today we will examine the data professional’s guide to contentious issues.

Categories Database Design, MSSQL, Musings, SQL MVP Tags DAC, NULLs, objects, ORM, schemas, server core, sql server, Triggers 12 Comments

Advanced Accidental Database Design

April 6, 2016April 5, 2016 by Thomas LaRock

Next week (12th April, 2016) we will be doing a webinar for SolarWinds, Advanced Accidental Database Design, taking place at 9AM ET (13:00 UTC).

Categories Database Design, MSSQL, SQL Server Performance, Travel Tags Database Design, sql server, sqlbits 4 Comments

Microsoft MVP For Eight Straight

April 1, 2016 by Thomas LaRock
Microsoft MVP

I am not able to explain why I am considered an MVP and others are not.

Categories MSSQL, SQL MVP Tags Data Platform, microsoft, MVP, sql server 1 Comment

SQL Server 2016: What Time Is It?

March 15, 2016 by Thomas LaRock

Today I found that SQL 2016 introduces a function to help alleviate the issues we have when it comes to finding the current time.

Categories Database Design, MSSQL, SQL Azure, SQL MVP Tags datetime, spacetime, SQL Server 2016, Things I Write While High on Bacon, time zone, UTC 8 Comments
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