On Speaking
It was then, right then, at that moment in a hotel lobby piano bar in Barcelona, that I decided I would focus on SQL Server as a career.
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Audit SQL Server Jobs
In this post I will show you how to audit SQL Server jobs. If anyone adds, deletes, or modifies a job you can track who did what, and when.
SQL 2016 Perform Volume Maintenance Task
This is a welcome addition to the install for SQL Server 2016 that I had not seen mentioned previously (you can find lots of posts about the new tempdb options, for example).
HOW TO: Change the Compatibility Level of an Azure SQL Database
Here’s an example of something I came across for Azure SQL Database V12 that I don’t see documented anywhere (yet): You can change the compatibility level of an Azure SQL Database.
Troubleshooting Azure Connectivity: Ports and Endpoints
It was a simple enough question, or so I thought. One I felt should be either a simple “yes” or “no”. “Do we block remote desktop connections here?” Sure enough, I got back the quick and simple answer I expected, along with a question for myself. “Nope. We don’t block any RDP sessions. Maybe you … Read more
Speaker
I have been speaking to groups for over 20 years now, since my early days as a math teacher and basketball coach. I enjoy giving presentations and I am a regular speaker on data and database technologies. I have spoken in person to a wide variety of audiences at events including: PASS Summit Microsoft TechEd SQLBits … Read more
