We’re Growing Again!
June 20, 2018
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 … Read more
Alt-Shift: The Value of a Tribe
June 19, 2018
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. It’s great … Read more
… And it got me thinking
March 4, 2018
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, I was at the funeral of another … Read more
Azure SQL – It’s already in there already: Security
February 24, 2018
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 – yesterday. Still … Read more
I Want YOU to Submit to speak at the PASS Summit
January 25, 2018
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 blog … Read more
Straight Path Solutions Welcomes Jack Corbett!
December 5, 2017
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. Maybe you don’t. Let’s … Read more
PASS Prayers at the PASS Summit – Year Number 9
October 27, 2017
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 Bible category and you … Read more
Relativity & SQL Server – A Free Built-In Health Check
October 26, 2017
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 publish. In … Read more
Relativity, SQL Server, and some Links
October 23, 2017
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 managing huge case workloads. I wanted to throw … Read more
SQL Server Security Audits – A Confession
October 18, 2017
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 company’s data at risk and makes … Read more