Have you ever tried to restore a backup over an existing database and receive an error stating the tail of the log for the database has not been backed up? Many times if you are just restoring a database into a development environment you don’t care so you just restore WITH REPLACE and move on. […]
SQL Saturday 112 Recap
I had the pleasure of attending SQL Saturday 112 this past weekend. This was my second time speaking at a SQL Saturday in Birmingham. I was selected to present two sessions again this year in the first and second time slot. I started off with “Getting Involved and Getting Ahead”. This session is all about […]
It was time for an upgrade
I am not one of these anti PC sorta guys, but I do love my MacBook Pro. I have owned a PC since 1993 when I got my Packard Bell 386 with Windows 3.1. Even with my MacBook I have 9 Windows flavored VM’s on it. To be honest, I have never had Windows run […]
Spend two hours with me at #sqlsat107.
In just two days SQL Saturday 107 will be in full swing. Tomorrow begins their precon with the infamous Kalen Delaney. Those who were lucky enough to sign up and get one of the coveted spots are in for a treat. Thanks to the Idera ACE program I was blessed to spend three full days […]
Becoming the dumbest guy in the group
“Why I joined Linchpin People as a Teammate” It was announced publicly this past weekend at SQL Saturday #111 that I have joined Linchpin People as their first teammate. My friend Andy who is also a Chief Servant Officer of Linchpin made the announcement during the speaker dinner and gave me an official Linchpin dress […]
I am speaking at #sqlsat111 on TEMPDB.
I was chosen to speak at SQL Saturday 111 in Atlanta GA this weekend. I will be doing my session called “It’s TEMPDB, Why Should You Care”. In this session I cover the importance of TEMPDB and how best to configure TEMPDB in your environment. Not only do I cover a lot of material on […]
I am a Linchpin Team Mate
Linchpin People, LLC is an organization led by Brian Moran and Andy Leonard with Mike Walsh and Robert Pearl as Partners. For those who do not know about Linchpin, they are a technology company with a focus on the Microsoft Database stack on the front, but behind the scene they are about developing people. The […]
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