There are currently two people between me (no one directly reports to me) and my CTO. Any time I've had more than three at a job, there have been all...

Our issue with all the various ways to get changes from SQL Server into Synapse or Fabric is that deletes get ignored, so if someone (for example) adds a Project...

But no system is perfect...

Russian state-backed hackers breached Microsoft's core software systems, company says (msn.com)

I waited to update to 19.0 until SSMS Tools Pack supported it. I will wait for it to support SSMS 20.0 before I upgrade to that major version. I usually...

Thomas, I had the same issue with SSMSBoost. It is abandonware. The author hasn't posted to any social media for years, and the product has not been updated in that...

I also prefer working in small-ish companies (500 - 5000 employees). In America, the larger companies generally offer better benefits - especially when it comes to health insurance. But that...

Many in the #SQLFamily have moved to (or at least added a presence on) Bluesky, and there is even a deck.blue for it that is becoming equivalent to TweetDeck. There...

When I was 30, I was focused on learning whatever was needed to keep my salary's upward curve as steep as possible (a spouse, small child, and a big mortgage...

Although the Azure Automatic Tuning for Azure SQL Databases is much improved over the Missing Index Hints in execution plans and DMVs, it still has issues, and I would not...

It also proves you had the...

I have found that companies that require a degree (any major would do) for IT positions were also so bureaucratic that I would not want to work there.

I graduated high...

I had a job when I was 30 that involved my keeping a sleeping bag under my desk for a few months. There was a tight externally-driven deadline, the product...

At the very beginning of September, my wife got sick and was diagnosed within days with pancreatic cancer. She was dead 5 weeks later. We were separated, so I not...

I once had a job where 5 people all acted as if they were my only boss (matrix management for the lose), and one of them actually screamed at me...

One thing to keep in mind when upgrading a database instance in-place to a new version is that you not only have to manually change the compatibility of the user...