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Choose the Second One
I wonder if any of you have ever tried this. When faced with a problem, think of a solution using whatever comes to mind. For most of us in the data space, this is a SQL-based solution, hopefully a set-based on for MSSQL. For Oracle, you might approach things differently. In any case, solve the problem. Then force yourself to imagine that you weren’t allowed to implement the first idea for some reason. No funding, no time,…
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Advice I Like: Time and Focus
“You don’t need more time because you already have all the time that you will ever get; you need more focus.” – from Excellent Advice for Living Boy, I wish I had more time. As I get older, I know time is shorted and more precious. I’m not sure we don’t need more time. I certainly feel like I need more time to tackle all the things I enjoy. Apart from work and coaching and chores, I…
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Power BI Fun With Travels
I’m back from a great vacation. I had the chance to visit two new countries (for me and my wife) and many new cities as we cruised around the Adriatic. We also had a chance to see our daughter, who is in school in Leuven. I’ve been tracking my travel for years, partially for fun, and partially with my boss so we can try not to overload me. I capture some data, which helps me understand where…
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T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a break with my wife. I think I’m in Croatia (or off the coast) today, but who knows. Any who cares. In any case, the invite this month from Pat Wright is an interesting one, asking about our design decisions and the risk vs reward calculation that we might make. I’ll give you a few thoughts and tie this in to my time away.…
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Republish: Data Decisions or Instinct?
I’m off today on a cruise ship in Rome for 10 days with my wife. I’ll be out of touch, and hopefully my colleagues can handle the load while I’m gone. You get to re-read Data Decisions or Instinct?, which is something I’ve been questioning a it lately. I’ll write about it, but as you read this, think. And then check out the first comment from 2014. I’m reading that book now.
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