Summertime Blues
I mentioned last week that I was slacking off a bit, and now I just have to admit that I am just struggling to focus in general. By focus, I mean it's been really difficult to focus on training and being...
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I have to admit, I have been slacking off a bit regarding get a post up on this blog. It's summer time, and well....I'll admit, my interests have been in other places. It's really hard to focus when its hot outside. It's also hard to focus when you'd rather be...
read moreChange Control
This post maybe a little "ranty". It seems in the past few months, I seem to have encountered a number of instances where changes to the database were made without a Change Request. Which has sparked a few conversations with developers over why there is a need for...
read moreLearning System
So after posting yesterday about struggling to keep up with SQL information, I got to thinking about how I could actually solve the problem instead of just complaining about it. I didn't come up with grand, earth shattering Kabooms. What I did come up with is a system...
read moreKeeping up with twitter, blogs, and training…
I admit, I slid a touch on my weekly blogging goal. In my defense however, work has been focused on a relocating a data center which hasn't gone quite as planned. So there has a been a couple of late nights. I've also been extremely busy working on training goals....
read moreHow I became a DBA
I'm not sure how I ended up on the Dallas DBAs website, but I came across their blog topic How I became a: ________ . The idea of posting up my story resonated with me, so I thought I would share. I apologize for the length in advanced, but it's hard to lay out a...
read moreDatabase Deployments
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party that is the brain child of Adam Machanic (b/t). This month the blog party is being hosted by James Anderson (b/t) and is focused on deploying database changes. Database DevOps DevOps has been a buzzed word in the IT space for a...
read moreSQL Training
The IT industry moves fast and staying current is tough to do, especially when you have a full time job. Even for those who love their jobs or their positions, it is tough to set aside time to work on new skills. Or even brush up on old skills that haven't been used...
read moreSQL 2017 and the future
WOW. That's all I have to say after watching Microsoft's 4/19 Data AMP Presentation. SQL 2017 is the official name of SQL vNext, otherwise known as SQL on Linux. We knew about SQL on Linux last year, so this isn't some new revelation. That is, until Microsoft...
read moreThere is always change
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party that is the brain child of Adam Machanic (b/t). This month the blog party is being hosted by Koen Verbeeck (b/t) and is inspired by Kendra Little's (b/t) recent blog post regarding the role of the DBA and The Cloud. Change Working...
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