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Bullies Aren’t Just On The Playground 23 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am
Last night my son was beat up by a boy three years older, six inches taller, and twenty pounds heavier. My son is OK today, no physical bruises, just a slight bloody nose last night. The reason for t...
8 Ways To Be An Awesome Data Professional 8 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
Some of you aren’t very good at what you do. I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this, but it’s true. I have proof. Every day I go into forums and read about someone who can’t recover data, or I mee...
What’s The Biggest Mistake You Make Each Day? 1 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
Multi-tasking. That’s the biggest mistake people make each and every day. Wait, you think you are good at multi-tasking? If you are, then I’ll wager that the quality of your work isn’t as good as it...
Windows Azure SQL Database Strategies 24 Jul 2013 | 06:22 pm
I’ve been working with Windows Azure SQL Database (WASD) on and off for about three years. This past year I’ve been a bit more involved. I did the technical review of Pro SQL Database for Windows Azur...
Differential Backups, Differential Terms 11 Jul 2013 | 12:48 am
Backup or dump, which do you prefer to take? I have often referred to a database backup as a database dump. The reason for this goes back to an event that happened many years ago where the database b...
The Future Is Already Here 4 Jul 2013 | 12:04 am
This isn’t a real post, just a bunch of loosely connected thoughts I’ve been having. I purchased some software recently. I have done this hundreds of times in my life. When the package arrived it see...
10 Things My 10 Year Old Has Never Seen (And Likely Never Will) 14 Jun 2013 | 11:44 pm
For Father’s Day this year I decided to turn the tables a bit and make something for my kids. So, here are 10 things my 10 year old has never seen (and likely never will). 10 Things My 10 Year Old Has...
10 Things My 10 Year Old Has Never Seen (And Likely Never Will) 14 Jun 2013 | 11:44 pm
For Father’s Day this year I decided to turn the tables a bit and make something for my kids. So, here are 10 things my 10 year old has never seen (and likely never will). 10 Things My 10 Year Old H...
SQL Server 2014: What’s vNew For vNext 12 Jun 2013 | 10:30 pm
Last week during TechEd North America Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2014 was coming…soon-ish. No release date has been set as of yet, and we have been told we *may* expect a preview in the next ...
SQL Server 2014: What’s vNew For vNext 12 Jun 2013 | 10:30 pm
Last week during TechEd North America Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2014 was coming…soon-ish. No release date has been set as of yet, and we have been told we *may* expect a preview in the next...
