Designing for Multi-Platform Databases: A SME’s Perspective
When building products that interact with multiple database platforms, the complexity can be both a challenge and an opportunity. For
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PASS Summit: Journey to Management with Chris Yates
Along with presenting the keynote at SQL Saturday Oregon this weekend, I will be taking the SQL Train up to
Read MoreNew 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
Read MoreAzure IO Performance for the RDBMS DBA- Part I
With my upcoming session on “Migrating Oracle Workloads to Azure IaaS” this week at PASS Virtual Summit 2020, I wanted
Read MoreInstalling Microsoft SQL Server 2019 on Linux, Part II
This is a 2-part blog post, the first in the series can be found on the Microsoft SQL Server blog
Read MoreFailed Installation of MSSQL-CLI on Ubuntu
So you want to run mssql-cli on Ubuntu Linux, but you received a number of errors and even if you
Read MoreLinux Scripting, Part III
In the previous blog posts, we learned how to set up the first part of a standard shell script- how
Read MoreNot Just the How of AD with Linux VM/SQL 2019, but the WHY
Azure Directory is available with Linux SQL Server 2019 in Preview and as I was setting it up in my
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Oracle RAC vs. SQL Server AG
As I have seen the benefit for having a post on Oracle database vs. SQL Server architecture, let’s move onto
Read MoreOracle vs. SQL Server Architecture
There are a lot of DBAs that are expected to manage both Oracle and MSSQL environments. This is only going
Read MoreHow Not to Perform a Difficult Update in SQL Server/Azure
I learned a long time ago, that the quickest way to do something was to not do it at all.
Read MoreSpeeding up Power BI Interface for sp_Blitz/First Responder Kit
So Tracy Boggiano told me about the great First Responder kit that Brent Ozar had available to use with sp_Blitz
Read MorePass Summit 2018 Keynote 11/7
So I made it to PASS Summit 2018. After a flight from an airport with one gate- yes, you heard
Read MoreDynamic Firewall Creation for Azure Cloud Shell
I’ve been hesitant to post too much on my blog until since the hack, as there were some residual issues
Read MoreWhere in the World is DBA Goth Girl- Sept 11-23
Tim and I just arrived back in Colorado yesterday and just arrived- as in Grand Junction, Colorado on the western
Read MoreLearn Linux With Docker and Microsoft Container Image
I just finished teaching an 8 hour pre-con at SQL Saturday Indianapolis on Essential Linux for the DBA. The focus
Read MoreVisual Studio- All the Warm and Fuzzy
So I haven’t opened Visual Studio in….oh….let’s just say it’s been a few years…:) I had a project that I
Read MoreTime is Gold
So many have asked me when I’m starting at Microsoft and the official date is Monday, June 11th now. Many
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