by Mike Walsh | Oct 14, 2019 | Straight Up SQL Server Tips, Troubleshooting
So maybe you read the post title, and you already have an idea where this post is going… In the heat of the moment, I didn’t. Long story short – we had a client who was having some ugly excessive autogrowths causing a nasty cycle. Their autogrowth...
by Mike Walsh | Feb 18, 2019 | SQL Server DBA, Straight Up SQL Server Tips, Syndicate
My headline is borrowed from a headline on Malwarebytes blog post. In fact, many headlines like it are across the internet right now. This post is going to sound fairly similar to an earlier post I published, “Ex-Admin Deletes All Customer Data and Wipes...
by Mike Walsh | Jan 24, 2019 | Straight Up SQL Server Tips, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
I’m a big fan of bringing ideas and concept in from other industries to the world of technologists, particularly those of us in professions operating in and around data. I’ve written posts before about lessons from aviation, a string of failures at the...
by Mike Walsh | Jun 19, 2018 | Community, Straight Up SQL Server Tips
In 2018, remote work is a fairly popular gig among techies. It seems that each year that goes by, I know more folks who work at home the majority of the time, and quite a few more each year who effectively do all the time. This is great. It’s great for the...
by Mike Walsh | Jun 10, 2017 | SQL Server DBA, Straight Up SQL Server Tips, Syndicate
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...
by Mike Walsh | Feb 8, 2017 | Straight Up SQL Server Tips
In this Straight Up SQL Server Tips series, we’re going back to basics. Many of these are findings in our SQL Server Health Checks or things I bump into on the forums and Q&A sites when I’m out answering questions. Today we’re talking a bit about...