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PASS Summit 2019 Session Evaluation and Tips
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...
Thankful Flywheel
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...
SQL PASS Upgrade Talk
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...
PASS Summit HA/DR Talk
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...
On Getting Started in this Technology Career – Jumping, Showing Up, and Sweeping
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."...
Welcome Daniel Maenle & A few SPers will be at PASS Next Week
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...
PASS Prayers – Year 11!
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...
TDE, Instant File Initialization, and Treating the Patient
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 wouldn't complete...
SQL Saturday 877
Hey there! Thanks for attending my SQL Saturday Session today! A few links we discussed. If we get into any big conversations, I'll bring links into here by end of day Monday Download our SQL Server Upgrade Checklist (and open in word and edit it to make it your...
SQL Saturday 845 – Session Details
Hello! Thanks for attending! The slides for my SQL Saturday Session on High Availability and Disaster Recovery are below. After the session I'll update this with links and notes from the talk by end of day Tuesday. Thanks for attending!...
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