Notes from SQLSaturday Tampa 2016
Quick notes:
Speaker dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse. Good location, but just a little confined and a little noisy. Perfect location is...
2016-03-09
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Andy Warren
Notes From the February 2016 OPASS Meeting
I gave my presentation on automating restores. Part philosophy (why you need it) and part tech (one way to do...
2016-03-09
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SSC Editorial: Lessons From Little Green Army Men
This one is about spending time with my daughter – she bought some army men as a toy after a visit...
2016-03-09
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SSC Editorial: Spousal Surcharges
I had to laugh as I write this, the “Spousal Surcharges” title is awfully close to clickbait. The topic is...
2016-03-09
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Spousal Surcharges
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that examines the costs of family at work.
2016-03-04
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Comments on Proposed Changes to the NomCom Process
On Friday Thomas LaRock posted Changes to the NomCom Process on the PASS blog for comment prior to the Board...
2016-03-01
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Building With Iron Pipe
For a while I’ve been wanting to do a project that used black iron pipe for the main structure. Kind...
2016-02-16
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Moving to Open Live Writer
I’ve used Windows Live Writer for almost as long as I’ve been blogging (mid 2007 or so). It’s worked well...
2016-02-11
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Pausing PASSWatch & What’s Next
I just posted Pausing PASSWatch on the PASSWatch blog, wrapping up a project that ran about 16 months. It’s hard...
2016-02-02
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Speaking at OPASS on February 25, 2016
Last month I visited MagicPASS, this month I’ll be at oPASS and presenting again on my pattern for automating database...
2016-02-02
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