As you may have noticed, it’s been a while since my last in-depth blog post. After the last year of running a blog, I have developed a wish list of things I would like to redo and upgrade on the site and with the content. Currently I am in the midst of giving this site a thorough reboot and, as with any production overhaul, it does take some time to smooth out all the rough edges. Of all the changes I’m making, some of them include a new website theme, more social and video integration, and updated page content. Other… read more →
One year down and what have I learned: Blogging is a job of dedication. Certainly one would think, as I myself did, that creating a site to house your intellectual pursuits would be a breeze. You might even say to yourself “with all that I have to say about <insert topic here>, I might run out of room on the internet”. Pretty cool, in retrospect, but not without some surprises and subtle rewards along the way. In the last 12 months, I have accomplished a lot on this blog. I had followed enough experienced database bloggers that I felt that… read more →
For this edition of T-SQL Tuesday #36, Chris Yates (Blog | Twitter) has put forth the following, “What does the SQL Server community mean to you?” Truth be told, I’d much rather have a technical question to ponder and elaborate on. However, after lamenting on the ever-growing SQL Server community and all it has done, this question did in fact make me stop and think about the community as a whole – not just as an encyclopedia of knowledge, but as a network of SQL professionals. This idea of a network of SQL professionals extends beyond what’s on its face. Sure,… read more →
In this month’s edition of T-SQL Tuesday, Rob Volk (Blog | Twitter) has asked us to recall a time in our lives when we needed help with SQL Server and where we went to get it. I couldn’t agree more with Mr. Volk that the help space within SQL Server has changed monumentally over the last few years and that help outlets are in fact everywhere. With this plethora of help options, it can be challenging for junior DBAs to find good sources of solid, factual support material. Luckily, once found, you can generally pick up on good support rather quickly.… read more →
You’re an IT professional. You can install, build, configure, and implement to your heart’s content. Do you make it a point to know everything that is going on when you run a program or install an application? If something goes wrong, do you know have an idea of what’s going on? Since most programs nowadays have some type of database backend, do you take time to ensure you have a solid database install? Well, my friends, you should! Why is it so important to know what’s going on behind the database scene? The answer lies in the details: Makes you… read more →