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I often get asked for advice on how to get started in a career as a DBA or in IT in general. I make the often regurgitated information such as getting a few good books, a copy of SQL Server Developer Edition, watch webinars, attend user groups and SQL Saturdays, ask to do some free […]

On September 30th 2014 Microsoft released service pack 4 for SQL Server 2008. This service pack contains all cumulative updates since SP3 was released as well as all updates from previous service packs. Today begins the day we should all begin testing in Dev with SP4. You can get information about this service pack and […]

I was recently called out by Tim Costello on a blog series started by Mike Walsh.  http://www.interworks.com/blogs/tcostello/2014/08/27/4-things-i-wish-i-knew-sooner-bi-consultant The series calls for each blogger to list 4 things they wish they had known sooner in their career as a data geek. 1) Knowing how to query data != DBA. You will be insulted. There is a […]

When I started with the SQL Community I was first encourage to start blogging which I started in Sept of 2010. While at the PASS Summit in 2010 I was encourage to submit to speak at a SQL Saturday. I submitted my first ever session for SQL Saturday #62 and got selected to speak. This […]

    Andy Leonard (b | t | l | f) of Linchpin People, has announced a new training class called ‘From Zero to SSIS‘. The first class is being offered in Reston, VA, May 19-23 2014. Andy is one to the top guru’s of SSIS. If you are looking to improve your SSIS skills then you need to attend SSIS Training […]

Getting locked out of a SQL Server can happen in a number of ways.  You could inherit a server that was managed by someone that left the company and only that person had System Admin rights for example. A recent encounter I had was were a database server was built and provisioned in one active […]

I have had the pleasure of taking my son with me on a number of trips where I was a presenting at a technical conference.  My son loves to travel with me and to get to see exciting new places. I have seen a big change in him from the experiences of getting to meet […]