Great editorial.

Falling back on policy always feels like a cop out (whether at work, or when dealing with the customer service of other companies).

If you...

I would say that, in addition to all the ideas on coming up with creative ideas, is the importance & willingness to implement changes later.

If you come up...

I couldn't agree more with the editorial, and I have to say your editorials frequently give me a new perspective. I have no idea where you get your inspiration for them from, but...

There may be some of you that have never heard or, or used, a trace flag in your career. That's fine, though I hope you use today to a)...

The ability to programmatically configure a server using PoSh DSC, Chef, Puppet, or some other tool sounds great, though perhaps a little beyond where I want my career to go...

On a side note, this is one resource I used as a starting place when building my own: https://thomaslarock.com/2014/06/upgrading-to-sql-server-2014-a-dozen-things-to-check/

Over the last 2 upgrade cycles (2012-2014 and 2014-2016), I've developed checklists that I follow. They're more fleshed out than your list, and much more tailored to my environments.

Great editorial & great points. I don't see myself using SQL Server on Linux in my current organization, but the idea of being able to use SQL Server instead of...

I will say that properly implemented self-service BI is a big step towards better queries. At least where I've worked, I've seen a department manager question an aggregated number on...

Beatrix Kiddo (1/6/2017)

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I'm a big fan of setting quarterly goals rather than resolutions. On a personal note I never make massive changes in January; it's a bleak enough month already...

I loved the editorial. Very inspiring. You get across the sense of power we have in the palm of our hands. It's almost a call to action: you have everything...