Emoji are obsolete. There, I have written it. I do not entirely believe it.
A few days ago I wrote to a client: “We need to talk about the index strategy.”
The Job That Was Never There
The job that was never there is the hardest one to explain. After the last post, my inbox filled up for four days. The hardest messages were not from people who had lost a job.
I Let AI Recommend SQL Server Indexes Across a Week of Queries
I let AI recommend SQL Server indexes across a week of queries, measured every number before and after, and the result was not the one I expected to write about.
Who Is Going to Do My Job Now?
Who is going to do my job now. That was the question in an email that arrived at 4:41 this morning, from a man who gave sixteen years to one company and handed his laptop back before lunch yesterday.
Using Historical Data to Confirm Performance Improvements
Using historical data to confirm performance improvements turns a fast test into evidence the business can defend.
Full, Differential and Log Backups: A Practical Guide
Full, differential and log backups are the three things almost every SQL Server DBA can define, and the three things a surprising number of us get wrong under pressure at two in the morning.
What AI Thinks a DBA Does All Day
What AI thinks a DBA does all day is a calm, orderly, deeply reassuring Tuesday. It has backups, documentation, proactive health checks, and apparently a door that closes. I asked. Then I wrote down my actual Tuesday. Its day has six items. Mine has thirteen.