Monthly Archives: October 2018

Quick PoSh SQL Provision Databases for New Developers

As part of some presentation work, I wanted to demonstrate some onboarding of new developers. To that end, as part of a demo, I wanted to build a script that would take a few parameters and generate some SQL Provision … Continue reading

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Start the DevOps Journey

More and more, I find that getting someone’s mindset to change is the major impediment to changing to a DevOps process. Once a person starts to believe in DevOps and accept a new way of working, they can rapidly start … Continue reading

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The Developer’s Guide to Azure–A Good Overview

Someone sent me a link a few weeks back  about a free book from Microsoft. It’s the Developer’s Guide to Azure, and you can download it in Kindle or other formats. I actually got it for the Kindle on my … Continue reading

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Cloud Backup

I think that backup and restore are the most critical things for any database professional to master. Whether you’re a professional DBA, a developer setting up a system, or a seasoned DBA, I would argue having your data safe is … Continue reading

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