Ode 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
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Making Technology Bulletproof
DBA Life
That’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
Read MoreBe the Change You Want to See In the (Tech) World
The only thing that stays the same is change…. As the time flies by and the world turns, I often
Read MoreBroadening Your Audience
I spent this week speaking at two conferences that may not be familiar to my usual crowd: • Techwell StarEast
Read MoreScene and Cut. Training Days 2018
I’m recovering after a very successful RMOUG Training Days 2018 and now looking towards the next year. The board elections
Read MoreRMOUG Training Days 2018, Day 2
So I survived the first day of RMOUG Training Day’s workshops, sessions and the VIP Reception ran a little later
Read MoreRMOUG, Feb. 20th, 2018 #td18
So its the first day of RMOUG Training Days 2018 in Westminster, CO, (just NW of Denver, between Denver and
Read MoreHave Dog, Will Travel
So I went on a business trip to visit my company headquarters this last week and I took my dog
Read MoreGDPR ‘Murica!
Just over a year ago, an alarm of emails, posts and projects arose in Europe surrounding the General Data Protection
Read MoreThe 12 Days of Database Christmas
My brain has a tendency to wake up way before everything else in the house, so I try to keep
Read MoreContent- My Year in Review, 2017
So where did 2017 go?!?!? I really, really would like to know… Needless to say, it’s time to do a
Read MoreUKOUG Tech 2017
Its been a couple years since I presented at UKOUG. After taking last year off to prioritize some projects with
Read MoreEast Coast Oracle Conference, (ECO 17)
So this week I’m back on the other coast, Raleigh, NC at ECO17 after last week in Seattle. I’ve switched
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