Andy Warren

I'm Andy Warren, currently a SQL Server trainer with End to End Training. Over the past few years I've been a developer, DBA, and IT Director. I was one of the original founders of SQLServerCentral.com and helped grow that community from zero to about 300k members before deciding to move on to other ventures.

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Trying the Nest Thermostat

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I’ve had the Nest Thermostat on my wish list for a while. It has looked like an interesting bit of...

2013-01-06

997 reads

Give the Gift of Feedback

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I bet if you think about it there are lots of times when people ask what you think about a...

2013-01-05

850 reads

Phones, Tablets, and Even Windows 8

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Last year I purchased two Kindle Fires for the family to use. The UI could be just a little bit/slow...

2012-12-31

1,522 reads

Wrapping Up 2012

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Looking back at 2012 I feel like I’ve written less than I planned to, and in some ways done less...

2012-12-31

1,457 reads

How About a PASS Holiday Ornament?

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

One of the simpler pleasures in life is having an idea and putting it up for discussion. Not all ideas...

2012-12-23

899 reads

Tracking End of Support/Life Software

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I wanted to save this link to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle page and thought I’d share as well. It’s a...

2012-12-22

1,171 reads

What Is Your Mindset?

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Steve Jones sent me a link to this post about Intelligence vs Effort months ago, since then I’ve looked at...

2012-12-22

783 reads

Disaster In The Real World - #2

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral.com

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Back in April Steve Jones wrote up a disaster at work. Andy had one this week and wrote up the story too. Copy cat! Pretty soon everyone will be having a disaster and writing a story about it! Give these guys credit for letting you see what happens when it ALL goes bad. Disaster recovery is hard to sell and hard to do, reading the article might give you an idea that will save you some time and/or data one day.