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Relativity & SQL Server – A Free Built-In Health Check
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
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
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...
A Couple Lessons in Leadership from the Fire Service
I normally don't wear hats. But when I do, I own a few. There's the sun-proof hat while doing chores on the tractor and the ball cap when I go to the beach with the family. Or the Husqvarna safety helmet when cutting all the firewood we use to heat the house on the...
Relativity SQL Server – What I Wish You Know
We've been working with Relativity for at least 4 or 5 years now here at Straight Path. Helping clients with their Relativity SQL Server environments. Helping folks get the most performance out of their Relativity SQL Servers. Running our SQL Server Health Checks for...
How to Choose a SQL Server Health Check
You already know how important it is to perform a SQL Server health check. That's why you're reading this. The question isn't whether to do one but, "How?" In this article, I'll discuss the pros and cons of the following options: Roll your own Download free scripts...
Azure SQL DB: A Guided Tour at MS Ignite
Hey! Thanks for coming to my community theater session today at 4:05 (Don't worry, I'm posting this ahead of time, if you're seeing this, you haven't missed the session) about Azure SQL DB!! I told you I'd throw a quick post up with some resources, next steps and...
New Video: PASS Summit Networking with Tim Mitchell
What are you doing at the end of October this year? Nothing?! It's not too late to sign up to go to the biggest annual SQL Server conference there is - the PASS Summit. It's, as it often is, in Seattle this year. I'll be speaking there - giving a talk on Azure SQL...
The Parable of the “Turd in the Punch Bowl”
Lessons for life, technologists, career, and consultants from a punch bowl problem...(mostly because I just feel this title requires a subtitle and that won't fit in the title block). I've heard it said There are two kinds of people out there. Those who group people...
Important Lesson during a Job Interview – #TSQL2SDay
This month, Kendra Little his hosting T-SQL Tuesday. The monthly blog carnival among SQL Server, Microsoft Data Platform, Data People. It's been around for quite some time. I hosted the 4th T-SQL Tuesday back in 2010 or 2009 about Storage and IO. So cool to see it...
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