Monthly Archives: September 2013

Opportunities Abound

There are so many opportunities for many of you to learn more about SQL Server.  It’s amazing to think how many more choices we have today than I did early in my career. When I moved to Denver, we had … Continue reading

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The Dangers of Detach

I ran across a twitter conversation about a post recently. The post talks about detaching or attaching databases in bulk. I agree that detaching databases in some cases is bad, but it’s not necessarily something I’d avoid. Detach is a … Continue reading

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Job Worries over Automation

There was a report recently where the NSA noted that they are reducing the number of system administrators by 90%. If the report is true, that would certainly worry many of the people in the technology industry. However I’m not sure … Continue reading

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Sensors and Data

The programmable world. It’s an interesting concept, but not one in which we have extremely detailed specifications and strongly bound software systems that must be built to interact with each other. I think many of us have assumed that’s how … Continue reading

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