The topic for this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #177 hosted by Mala Mahadevan (Blog) is regarding how we manage our database repository. Read on to see my journey of using different repositories and source control for my code.
Read More »My Journey 2024
Just a quick personal aside and an update on my where-a-bouts.
Read More »Running a Successful Meeting – Don’t Punish the Punctual
There’s a saying I like “don’t punish the punctual”. Besides being succinct, I find it a good prompt for running successful meetings.
Read on for why people are late and what you can do about it.
Read More »T-SQL Tuesday #174 – My Favorite Job Interview Question
The topic for this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #174 hosted by Kevin Feasel (Blog) is regarding our favorite job interview question. Read on to see my thoughts on job interview questions from both sides of the table…
Read More »Maintaining Healthy SQL Server Hygiene: The Importance of Patching SQL Server
Last November marked the 20 year anniversary of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday. Like brushing your teeth or taking showers, keeping your SQL Server patched is good hygiene and a best practice. Let’s explore why in this post.
Read More »Weekly Editorial – 2024 Week 14
Welcome to a new segment I call the “Weekly Editorial”!
Read More »T-SQL Tuesday #171 – Describe the Most Recent Issue You Closed
The topic for this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #171 hosted by the great and powerful Brent Ozar (Blog) is about our most recent closed issue.
Read More »How To Manage People Who Are Better Than You
Talented technologists often get promoted by desire or default into management. Now with managing people, the rules have changed and success is defined differently than as an individual contributor (IC). You’ll be leading teams that may have people who know more, are smarter, have more experience, or get paid more. How do you successfully lead?
Inspired by a podcast interviewing Phil Jackson, this post alludes to useful bits of the interview with my own commentary. Read on to learn how to manage people “better” than you.
Read More »Defend Your Fortress: Signal Usernames for Phone Privacy
Longtime readers of my blog know that Signal is one of my favorite messaging applications for secure and private communications. To this point the emphasis has been more on the security than the privacy or anonymity; however, with a new feature the balance pivots more toward an equilibrium of security and privacy.
Read on to learn about the new feature and why it is important for your privacy.
Read More »Deciding Between Wired and Wireless Internet Connections
We all make tradeoffs in life that help define us. For some it is tabs vs spaces, for others it is security vs convenience, still others the conflict between a wired internet connection and a wireless connection.
I’ll file this under my series “strong opinions about inane things”. Read on as I state my case.
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