Greetings, Professor Falken It’s time for some education, peeps, and I am not talking about SQLUniversity, which started two weeks ago. These are the final days before the first SQLSaturday event in Cleveland. I have been part of the planning committee and let me tell you, my hat is off to anyone who has ever planned…
Category Archives: Customers
TSQL Tuesday #013: Challenges with the business
Welcome to December’s TSQL Tuesday post brought to you courtesy of Steve Jones ( blog | Twitter ). In his post last week, Steve asked, “What issues have you had in interacting with the business to get your job done?” I just want to be inspired. – Dorothy Boyd I had a hard time with…
Disabling Indexes: Saving Time, Saving Space
One of the things I have to do for customers from time to time is alter data in their database. I don’t especially like doing this, simply because I’m messing with customer data and there is an immense amount of responsibility that comes with that. It’s not that I’m averse to being responsible; it can…
TSQL Tuesday #012: Why are DBA Skills Necessary?
November’s TSQL Tuesday is hosted by Paul Randal ( blog | Twitter ) and the topic is Why are DBA Skills Necessary? The topic immediately made me think of some of the customer issues I have worked on over the years, and Paul’s list of things to consider confirmed that I was thinking about the right…
