I just finished with the first episode of Microsoft’s Be The Next Employee reality webshow. It was much better than I had hoped it would be! There was drama, action, a good level of geekiness, and a healthy dose of Buck Woody (blog | @buckwoody). I think most shows could use a visit from Buck. … Read more
“Trust [everyone], but always cut the deck.” – Gerald Weinberg Whenever I come across a piece of technical information on the internet I try to remember two things. The first is assume good intentions. The second is trust, but verify. In other words, don’t assume that the person sharing the information is doing so for any other … Read more
There are many paths to becoming a data professional.
Last week I had the honor of presenting at TechEd Europe a session titled “Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Using Windows Server Core“. Presenting that session gave me the opportunity to learn about administering SQL server using PowerShell, specifically how to administer an instance of SQL Server running on Server Core (PRO TIP: it’s the … Read more
June is now behind me, as are both TechEd North America and TechEd Europe. I am very, very grateful to Microsoft for giving me the opportunity to present at both events this year. To say that Orlando and Amsterdam are different cities is a bit of an understatement. I could fill another few blog posts … Read more
I wanted to take a moment to point out this VMWare KB article I came across recently. I really do love how the KB article points out the need for accurate disk configurations. I often see misconfigured disks resulting in a performance bottleneck for a virtualized environment. So that part of the KB was great for me to see … Read more
