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!

#FlattenTheCurve – SeacoastSQL Canceled Next Week.

March 11, 2020 by Mike Walsh

This may be a step of paranoia. But I’m a Database Administrator. We make paranoid decisions and “gamble” for the good of an organization. We’ve decided to cancel the Seacoast SQL Server Users Group meeting this coming Monday. Normally, we’d just post this on the meetup and be done with it. But I wanted one … Read more

PASS Summit 2019 Session Evaluation and Tips

January 28, 2020November 30, 2019 by Mike Walsh

I received my PASS Summit 2019 session feedback the other day, and I wanted to share a few thoughts on it. I gave two sessions this year; each one drew a smaller crowd – about 125 for each. I can’t find my evaluations for past years, but I think my scores were a bit better … Read more

Thankful Flywheel

January 29, 2020November 28, 2019 by Mike Walsh

It’s “Thanksgiving Day” today in America. It’s a day that we pause to take stock of all the blessings we’ve received and to be thankful for them. It hearkens back to the voyage of a small group of families who set sail for the New World as missionaries looking for new land to take root … Read more

SQL PASS Upgrade Talk

January 29, 2020November 8, 2019 by Mike Walsh

Hey there! Thanks for attending my SQL PASS Session on Friday! A few links we’ll discuss are below and a placeholder version of the slide deck. If we get into any big conversations, I’ll bring links into here by end of day next Monday. Note before the session – This is going to be a … Read more

PASS Summit HA/DR Talk

November 18, 2022November 7, 2019 by Mike Walsh

Thanks for coming to my PASS Summit session this year (or watching it) on HA/DR concepts. Come back here on Monday next week for updates based on questions asked during the session or any notes on tangents I went off on because of the talk. I’ll put links here I reference in the presentation/Q&A after … Read more

On Getting Started in this Technology Career – Jumping, Showing Up, and Sweeping

November 7, 2019November 1, 2019 by Mike Walsh

So you want to break into technology? It’s a challenging prospect. Especially today. Unemployment in the technology sector is insanely low across the United States. In some microcosms, it’s effectively a negative unemployment rate – especially in the “data space.” There’s a catch-22 out there. You need the experience to get most positions. You need … Read more

Welcome Daniel Maenle & A few SPers will be at PASS Next Week

January 29, 2020October 30, 2019 by Mike Walsh

I’ve slacked off a little bit on letting folks know when the team grows! I just realized the last post was when we welcomed Tara in January. Well we made a few more changes since hiring Tara and I’ve been excited about each one of them (A LOT!) but we’ve been busy apparently. So go … Read more