Getting Permissions

How Often Do You Update SSMS?

I got a message recently that SSM S19.3 is out. I am wary of major versions, especially with a few add-in tools, but I have tended to try and update SSMS regularly when it patches, which is about once a quarter. As I checked my desktop, I saw I was still on 19.1 (my laptop […]

THAT Conference 2024–Austin

This week I attended THAT Conference in Round Rock, just outside Austin, Texas. This was my second time attending the conference, which is a very unique. The conference runs...

Dacpac Data

Mind Over Milkshake (Thoughts Matter)

You mind can influence your body. Maybe. A study Steve found says that could be true, but he certainly thinks it can influence your attitude and how you respond to situations at work.

Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments at THAT Conference

Thanks to everyone that came to my talk at THAT Conference. The deck is here, if you want to download it and use it as a resource, or to...

High Execution Plan Performance Variance

Off to THAT Conference

I’m in Round Rock, TX today at THAT Conference. I attended THAT Conference in Wisconsin Dells last summer, and it was fun. I took my wife, but I wish...

A Great Place to Work

Do you enjoy your workplace or employer? Steve does and has a few thoughts on what that is like for him.

A New Word: Lyssamania

lyssanmania – n. the irrational fear that someone you know is angry at you, that as soon as you wander into the room, you’ll be faced with a barrage...