New SQL Server and Oracle Cloud White Papers on Github!
I’ve been pretty busy with work and travel, but I finally got an official Silk Github repository to publish a
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Making Technology Bulletproof
DBA Life
Upcoming Webinars, Panels and Yes, IN PERSON EVENT!!
Did I really say that I would be presenting somewhere IN PERSON?? I’m actually coming out of hibernation and thinking
Read MoreOracle and Cloud Wars
I just finished an interview with a friend for a blog post where he was surprised how differently I was
Read MoreThree Years at Microsoft
Three years ago today, I walked into Microsoft HQ in Redmond, WA and started my journey with onboarding. After a
Read MoreWITDC Mental Health and Wellness Day- May 7th
I’ll be speaking along with a slew of fantastic other presenters on mental health and wellness as part of the
Read MoreTwo Years at Microsoft
This is commonly the time at any company I discuss how I’m about to move on… Nope, not planning on
Read MoreThe Unsung Hero Support of WFH, Our Pets
A week ago, Friday was my 13 year-old Cattle Dog/Jack Russell mix, DaVinci’s time to go to doggo heaven. He
Read MorePASS Summit 2019 is NEXT WEEK!
I’m getting ready for SQL Saturday Oregon this weekend, (taking the train up from Eugene to Portland…) but its about
Read MoreOctober 2nd, #SQLSatOregon in Portland and the #SQLTrain!
I’m still not sure where October went….well, actually I do- it was a flurry of travel, writing, (but not blogging!)
Read MoreThe Late Spring Speaking Gauntlet
There are busy times for everyone and if you speak at conferences, the busy times are March,May and November. I
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Women in Tech Book and Upcoming SQL Saturday Events
Its been a busy holiday for me. Tim and I spent the days traveling since the weekend after Christmas until
Read MoreOde to Azure Cloud Shell on Christmas
When I arrived at Microsoft, I knew I would hopefully get to use my Linux skills for more than teaching
Read MoreThat’ll Be Fun
I have a t-shirt that says, “Underestimate me, that’ll be fun” on the front of it. This statement pretty much
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Let Them Finish, Stories From the Trenches
The first of three books that I’ve been working on this year is out! From Melody Zacharias’ “Let Them Finish”
Read MoreIgnorance is Bliss, Until it Isn’t
My blog was hacked last week, deliberately and maliciously. I was hacked because my lacking knowledge in the area of
Read MoreThree Months at Microsoft
Time Flies when you’re having fun or when you’re crazy busy- I’m unsure which is more true. I just completed
Read MoreRV Life and Working Remote
I get a lot of questions about what it’s like to work remote while living in our 5th wheel. I’ll
Read MoreTime for #GLOC, #SQLSatDallas, #DataSummit18
The next nine days, I’m traveling to three cities for four events. We’ll just call this the 9-3-4 gauntlet of
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