Forms of Database Torture (Illustrated)
Category:
database-administration
Many forms of disasters can happen to a database. Here are three I’ve seen lately.
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Are You Following Your Dream?
Category:
database-administration
I got my first “real” job working with databases in New York City in the early 2000’s. The woman who hired me was incredibly smart, and a pleasure to work for. She understood how mainframes processed data, the need and challenge to create web interfaces and relational databases that would work well with mainframes, and she could solve problems like crazy.
Complaining Doesn't Help, Even When Your Office Smells Like Pee
Category:
database-administration
I’ve had a problem for a little while: my office smells like pee, and it gives me a headache sometimes.
Correction: my office smelled like pee. Past tense. The problem has been resolved.
Free Webcast on SQL Server Isolation Levels: (NOLOCK) or YESFUN?
Category:
database-administration
Tomorrow evening I will be presenting for the SQL PASS Application Development chapter. Stop by and say hello!
Free Session: The Mystery of Query Timeouts
Category:
database-administration
I’m giving a webinar tomorrow! (Do people still use the word webinar? Was that just incredibly uncool?)
Are You An Expert?
Category:
database-administration
Should you call yourself an expert? And what does it take to be an expert?
Caching and Grocery Shopping
Category:
database-administration
I recently talked with @TheJudgeOfCheese (t) about design patterns and grocery shopping.