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Happy Fourth of July!!!!

Let’s give our thanks to all the great soldiers (current, past and future) who made the United States of America free. Happy Fourth of July!

Been burned by performance regression after a SQL Server version upgrade?

Ever been burned by performance regression after a SQL Server version upgrade? I came across an article on the Microsoft.com website that brought back some bad memories after an upgrade…

Hey DBAs check this out!

I saw this blog entry on SQLServerCentral.com: ‘Announcing dbachecks – Configurable PowerShell Validation For Your SQL Instances‘ The SQLServerCentral.com blog goes into details on many of the powershell script options.…

Hey DBAs are your using SQL Operations Studio (preview)?

SQL Operations Studio (preview) is a new Microsoft tool that DBAs and SQL Server developers can use on multi-platforms and is worth taking a look at. Big word of caution…

So you want to be a freelance DBA, DBA consultant or DBA Gig worker?

Many, many great points and key questions asked and answered in a webcast by Kendra Little at SQLWorkbooks.com: ‘Dear SQL DBA: I Want to Work for Myself‘ 2 webinar quotes…