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We’re Growing Again!

by Mike Walsh | Jun 20, 2018 | News and Announcements | 4 Comments

When I set out to build Straight Path - my first goal was to consult and share my passion for all things SQL and Data Platform with other companies. I love what I do. If I could do it all for free? I probably would - I just enjoy making problems go away and watching...

Alt-Shift: The Value of a Tribe

by Mike Walsh | Jun 19, 2018 | Community, Straight Up SQL Server Tips | 0 Comments

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 family....

… And it got me thinking

by Mike Walsh | Mar 4, 2018 | Community | 1 Comment

I'm sitting in my hotel room at my something'th MVP Summit, a little jet-lagged, missing my family and my church family on a day we normally would be Worshipping. It's been a full weekend already. I got to visit with one good friend for dinner last night. Before that,...

Azure SQL – It’s already in there already: Security

by Mike Walsh | Feb 24, 2018 | Azure | 0 Comments

I'm not saying you have to be in the cloud. I'm not saying you have to be on premises, either. In fact, I'm more saying "you need to be where it's right for you and your environment." Some of my clients make sense to stay on-prem. Some should be in the cloud -...

I Want YOU to Submit to speak at the PASS Summit

by Mike Walsh | Jan 25, 2018 | speaking | 0 Comments

Hey Everyone! Quick blog post. PASS HQ sent an e-mail to some of us past PASS Speakers asking us to share our thoughts on what we had to gain from speaking at the Summit. They asked for a video or blog post. I figured I'd do both. I love encouraging people to speak or...

Straight Path Solutions Welcomes Jack Corbett!

by Mike Walsh | Dec 5, 2017 | Career, Community, Consulting | 5 Comments

Hey there, Dear Readers! I hope you are well. Thanks for coming by and reading this post. If you're my mom, you've been reading this blog of mine since the start back in 2008 or thereabouts. If you aren't mom, maybe you know a little of the history of Straight Path....

PASS Prayers at the PASS Summit – Year Number 9

by Mike Walsh | Oct 27, 2017 | Bible, PASS | 3 Comments

Quick note: From time to time I blog about the Bible here. I try to keep those posts on my personal blog – Open Mike (it's been too long since I've posted over there!!)– but sometimes it makes sense for a quick cross-post over here. I always tag those posts with the...

Relativity & SQL Server – A Free Built-In Health Check

by Mike Walsh | Oct 26, 2017 | Relativity | 0 Comments

I'm on the return home from Relativity Fest. This post has been in a few draft forms for a long time now but in the session that Jared, Carlo and I gave, and a couple of the questions we ended up hearing put the fire back into finishing my thoughts here and clicking...

Relativity, SQL Server, and some Links

by Mike Walsh | Oct 23, 2017 | Relativity | 0 Comments

We are happy to be sponsoring Relativity Fest again this year. It's my 4th Relativity Fest, I believe. I'll also be speaking alongside a couple of Relativians (or whatever they should be called post name change. I used to say kCurians) from the support and kIE team on...

SQL Server Security Audits – A Confession

by Mike Walsh | Oct 18, 2017 | SQL Server Security | 5 Comments

When clients need help, bugs require patching and production deadlines loom large, it's easy to think that cutting a few corners is the "right thing" to do. I've done it, and I'm willing to bet that many of you have as well. Doing so puts the security of your...