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What do YOU want to learn about?

by Mike Walsh | Feb 13, 2019 | News and Announcements, training, UpgradeSeries | 1 Comment

I just finished the first week of our SQL Server Upgrade webinar series webinars. It went well. In fact - I'm pumped up! Because the interactions were significant, the feedback was good, and I think my primary goal is going to be reached - help people out. It's funny...

SQL Server 2008 is Dead…

by Mike Walsh | Feb 4, 2019 | SQL Server, UpgradeSeries | 0 Comments

... Long live that other SQL Server version you should have upgraded from long ago ... It's January of 2019. 2019 and I'm writing a post reminding you that you it is time to upgrade from SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2!! Eleven years later.. That's a testament...

Hey DBAs: Be Prepared

by Mike Walsh | Jan 24, 2019 | Straight Up SQL Server Tips, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

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 Secret Service,...

Welcome Tara Kizer!

by Mike Walsh | Jan 14, 2019 | Consulting, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

So you probably saw the announcement from our friend Brent Ozar last week. He's going to be focusing on his really cool training and tools and a bit less on consulting. When that announcement came, it didn't take very long for a couple people on the team to nudge me...

PASS Prayers – Year 10!

by Mike Walsh | Nov 1, 2018 | Bible, PASS | 2 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...

Straight Path Solutions is Announcing the Arrival of Mike Clark

by Mike Walsh | Sep 11, 2018 | Consulting, News and Announcements, Welcome | 7 Comments

Back in June, I wrote a blog post called "We're Growing Again!". I thought I would likely be writing another one maybe by the end of Q4 this year, possibly in Q1. After all, three years ago it was just me. Two years ago, it was just Bruce and me at the company....

We’re Growing Again!

by Mike Walsh | Jun 20, 2018 | News and Announcements | 5 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 -...