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Obsidian

Using Obsidian for notes I have finally found a note taking platform that I can build a solid process around. I started using Obsidian and committing it to a git repo. It took a couple of days to ...

Getting overly frustrated

So many things… I think the last two years have finally caught up with me and is behind my current feelings of frustration. Well to be honest the last four years really. When my wife and I left De...

End of 2021

Another year gone This year has been, well….intense. I’ve been extremely busy, and extremely overworked. It wasn’t until I got a chance to go to Yellowstone and unplug for a few days that I realiz...

Moving the blog

Moving of the things For a while, I have been unhappy with my blog. I don’t know if it’s just me being picky or what. I have gone back and looked at some of the posts, and I am very disappointed...

2020 - A hot mess

2022 was a hot mess The last year has been full of incredible changes. I was hopeful 2021 would get off to a better start than 2020, but alas, that doesn’t seem to the case. So many things have ch...

Error - SQL Replication - Remote Server does not exist...

Don’t forget to check permissions Here’s a quick post to remind myself and others, to check ALL of the permissions when working with replication. For the past couple of days, I’ve been working on...

Own your mistakes

Mistakes happen Today, I’m not thankful that it’s Friday, although I am happy about it. Today I am thankful for the wisdom of Grant Fritchey (blog/twitter). No Grant didn’t help me with any kind o...

Windows Firewall

Damn the windows firewall Automatic seeding is to be the lynchpin on PowerShell script I’m working on and will post about later. The idea will be to check for new databases added during the day, a...

Working from home

Working from home As a DBA, working from home (WFH) is not a new concept or new experience, I do it a lot. However, this shift to working from home due to the office being closed for Covid-19 is a...

DBATools

I don’t know why I am slow to take up new tools, but I am. I recently, like back in December, began working with DBATools. In case you’re not familiar, DBATools is a PowerShell module assembled by ...