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When You Love Data as Much as I Do…
I’ve been working in data for a long time. After a while, you recognize the issues that everyone runs into sooner or later—and hopefully, can come up with some pretty creative solutions. I love being able to wax profound (or at least, long-winded) about why these issues come up and how I like to go about resolving them. Or just pose a question to my fellow data professionals so we can discuss. Check out my past blog articles here, or get in touch if there’s a topic you think I should cover.
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Why Become a PowerShell DBA
If you find this article valuable and you decide that you want to get your learn on with PowerShell and
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PASS Summit 2014 – What to expect
When thinking about attending PASS Summit each year I don’t spend much time deciding. I have not missed a Summit
Speaking at Portland Maine #SQLSAT293
I am excited to speak at the SQL Saturday 293 in Maine this weekend. Hope to see you there. There
Speaking at SQL Saturday #287 – Madison, WI
http://www.sqlsaturday.com/287/eventhome.aspx I am excited to get on my way to Madison. I will be speaking on TSQL Best Practices. We
Speaking at SQL Saturday 220 Atlanta #SQLSATATL
Posted over on sqlblog.com about my speaking at the SQL Saturday. Hope to see you there.
MCM SQL Server 2008 Achieved
Another step in my career as I have passed the Lab Exam and have become an MCM in SQL Server
T-SQL Tuesday #39: More Efficient SMO with Server.SetDefaultInitFields
This T-SQL Tuesday is about PowerShell and how I use it with SQL Server. There are many more posts to
Log Shipping encounters corrupt log backup
I ran into an issue the other day and wanted to ensure that I shared it out there. In a
Get SQL Server Service Accounts with WMI
Today I was tasked with retrieving the SQL Server Service accounts to validate them in Active Directory. I wanted a
Opportunity to download Eval of Windows Server 2012
Use this link to download your copy of Windows Server 2012 for evaluation. I know that I have downloaded and