I started in COBOL which was very dependable but not flexible and ultimately transitioned to databases, Sybase/ASE, SQL Server, Oracle, and finally Azure SQL Database.

Just yesterday I read about a...

"...any mans death diminishes me,

because I am involved in Mankinde;

And therefore

never send to know for whom the bell tolls;

It tolls for thee."

-- John Donne

Working with so accountants and their general ledger systems along the way, and not having an accounting background, I did some accounting coursework.  I remember from one of those classes...

Yes absolutely.  It is my career and I am responsible  for my continuing education even if I were someone planning to retire in one year.  Never stop learning.  Be willing...

The Azure SQL Database world has improved over the last four years based upon what I have observed.  The other day I tried to provision an elastic pool in US...

Blog is a typo.  Should be blob as in blob storage.

Very excellent coverage on navigating the portal for a database setup.

I find the portal to be unwieldy if when as more than just a few databases and their resources...

Great write-up showing the use of the portal for backup. My largest lament with SQL Database in Azure is the lack of automation that I can control and schedule...

Never thought about their being released when the application is released. I just viewed this approach as pointless since those generated query plans will never be re-used. The...

How about this one: the stored procedures in this vendor application where I am at are all TEMPORARY. They are created, executed, and dropped. There are hundreds...

Thanks for that query. Am further along now than I was before.

Where is the DBA function on the IT org chart? Does it have its own box? You can bet Servers and Network do and probably Applications Development....

Too bad this happens but glad it was corrected. Itzik Ben-Gan is one of the folks I follow in the SQL Server world.

Thanks. I'll check those in Google.

Unfortunately I'm not an independent consultant. It is my manager who wants to know.

I aready told him those quoted values represent aliases, most like some kind of...