Mike Walsh

Mike loves mentoring clients on the right Systems or High Availability architectures because he enjoys those lightbulb moments and loves watching the right design and setup come together for a client. He started Straight Path in 2010 when he decided that after over a decade working with SQL Server in various roles, it was time to try and take his experience, passion, and knowledge to help clients of all shapes and sizes. Mike is a husband, father to four great children, and a Christian. He’s a volunteer Firefighter and EMT in his small town in New Hampshire, and when he isn’t playing with his family, solving SQL Server issues, or talking shop, it seems like he has plenty to do with his family running a small farm in NH raising Beef Cattle, Chickens, Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Honeybees and who knows what other animals have been added!

Relativity SQL Server – What I Wish You Know

February 7, 2020October 13, 2017 by Mike Walsh

The Key to Relativity SQL Server Performance

We’ve been working with Relativity for at least 4 or 5 years now here at Straight Path. Helping clients with their Relativity SQL Server environments. Helping folks get the most performance out of their Relativity SQL Servers. Running our SQL Server Health Checks for many firms. From small firms to a few on the AmLaw … Read more

How to Choose a SQL Server Health Check

February 7, 2020October 12, 2017 by Mike Walsh

You already know how important it is to perform a SQL Server health check. That’s why you’re reading this. The question isn’t whether to do one but, “How?” In this article, I’ll discuss the pros and cons of the following options: Roll your own Download free scripts Pay someone Option 1: Roll Your Own SQL … Read more

Azure SQL DB: A Guided Tour at MS Ignite

February 7, 2020September 25, 2017 by Mike Walsh

Hey! Thanks for coming to my community theater session today at 4:05 (Don’t worry, I’m posting this ahead of time, if you’re seeing this, you haven’t missed the session) about Azure SQL DB!! I told you I’d throw a quick post up with some resources, next steps and thoughts. So here it is! 20 minutes … Read more

New Video: PASS Summit Networking with Tim Mitchell

February 7, 2020September 22, 2017 by Mike Walsh

What are you doing at the end of October this year? Nothing?! It’s not too late to sign up to go to the biggest annual SQL Server conference there is – the PASS Summit. It’s, as it often is, in Seattle this year. I’ll be speaking there – giving a talk on Azure SQL Databases. … Read more

The Parable of the “Turd in the Punch Bowl”

February 7, 2020August 23, 2017 by Mike Walsh

Lessons for life, technologists, career, and consultants from a punch bowl problem…(mostly because I just feel this title requires a subtitle and that won’t fit in the title block). I’ve heard it said There are two kinds of people out there. Those who group people into categories and those who don’t. (I’ve also heard it … Read more

Important Lesson during a Job Interview – #TSQL2SDay

February 7, 2020August 8, 2017 by Mike Walsh

This month, Kendra Little his hosting T-SQL Tuesday. The monthly blog carnival among SQL Server, Microsoft Data Platform, Data People. It’s been around for quite some time. I hosted the 4th T-SQL Tuesday back in 2010 or 2009 about Storage and IO. So cool to see it going this long. And a topic that I … Read more

“Ex-Admin Deletes All Customer Data and Wipes Servers”

February 7, 2020June 10, 2017 by Mike Walsh

My headline is borrowed from a headline on bleepingcomputer.com. This just happened to a Dutch hosting provider in 2017. You can read the article. Actually, you must read the article. If you didn’t here’s the basic gist: An administrator quits or was fired or whatever. He or she didn’t get their access terminated right away. He … Read more