The topic for this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #171 hosted by the great and powerful Brent Ozar (Blog) is about our most recent closed issue.
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T-SQL Tuesday #167 – Encryption and Data Protection
The topic for this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #167 hosted by Matthew McGiffen (Blog / Twitter) is about encryption and data protection in SQL Server.
Read More »T-SQL Tuesday #113 – What Do You Use a Database For?
The topic for this months T-SQL Tuesday #113 hosted by Todd Kleinhans (Blog / Twitter) is about “what do YOU use a database for”. We work all day, night, and weekend sometimes on our database craft. Todd asks:
So what do you use databases for in your personal life that you are willing to share?
Read on to hear my story.
Read More »T-SQL Tuesday #112 – Facing the Unknown With Confidence
The topic for this months T-SQL Tuesday #112 hosted by Shane O’Neill (Blog / Twitter) is about “dipping into your cookie jar”. This reference means “when times get tough how do you dip into your reserves to keep going”. Shane asks the following:
That is what I want from the contributors of this T-SQL Tuesday, those memories that they can think back on for sustenance. Like the humble cookie, I want a humble brag.
Read on as I share some stories…
Read More »T-SQL Tuesday #108 – Penguins and Snakes
T-SQL Tuesday #107 Invitation: Death March
More companies than ever before could be considered “software companies”. Project planning hasn’t gotten much better over time and we still have terribly managed projects. The best reason to explain this I found on Quora – Why are software development task estimations regularly off by a factor of 2-3? In particular, read the answer by Michael Wolfe midway through the page. It is both a humorous and scary analogy.
On this month of Halloween we are going to discuss our death march project horrors!
T-SQL Tuesday #105 – Brick Wall
T-SQL Tuesday #100 – The Future of SQL Server 2026
“…put on your speculative shades and forecast the bright future ahead. Tell us what the world will be like when T-SQL Tuesday #200 comes to pass.”
Big thanks to Adam for starting this monthly blog party and keeping the energy going!
Let’s predict the future of SQL Server! I will share with you my best guesswork about how it will be to work with SQL Server 2026.
T-SQL Tuesday #99 – Dealer’s Choice With Passion
T-SQL Tuesday #97 – Setting Learning Goals for 2018
Setting Learning Goals for 2018
I like to think of year end goal setting in terms of inhaling and exhaling. Reflecting back on the year and planning ahead for the next year is exciting to me. I think a lot about these things – sometimes too much. Like breathing there is a balance between thinking about something and taking action to do it.
Let’s see about a healthy balance by looking first at 2017 then ahead to 2018.