Sharing what you know does not empty you. Like a village well, knowledge fills faster the more people draw from it. A year of publishing every day taught me why giving it away makes the giver better.
SQLAuthority News – A Quick History of Writing Three Books in Year 2011
Writing three books in 2011 grew from years of answering questions and writing every day. This personal account looks back at emails, research, blogging and workbooks at home.
SQL SERVER – Year End Brain Teaser – Disabled Login and Associated User Without Disabled User Red Arrow
My year end brain teaser in two parts: find the hidden tiger in a picture, and explain why a disabled login’s user shows no red arrow.
SQL Server Wait Stats: eBook to Download on Kindle and My Answer to Free PDF Requests
SQL Server Wait Stats was my first book experiment. Here is how I answered readers who asked for a free PDF, and what the Kindle offer looked like in 2011. Prices and offers are from that time.
Personal Notes – Random Thoughts and Random Ideas
There are days when I keep on wondering about SQL, and even my life overall. Let us see some random thoughts and random ideas.
Learning from People: Conferences, Meetups and Mentors
Learning from people is how a craft travels. Conferences, local meetups and mentors teach what no course can: questions, mistakes and the hallway conversations between sessions. Here is how to get real value from each one.
SQL SERVER – First Month as DBA Trainee – Disasters and Recovery
For T-SQL Tuesday on disaster and recovery, I share the lessons I learned in my first month as a DBA trainee, like never zipping native backups.