I recently took part in a panel discussion at the PASS Virtual Summit 2020 entitled: Challenges to Implementing Database DevOps. The interaction with the attendees was stupendous. We received all sorts of questions. Most of them were answered during the event, but a few were not. I’m going to create…Read more
It’s that time of year when business leaders and managers in organizations of all shapes and sizes are considering what the next 12 months’ strategy and beyond should look like. Given the current business climate where the pandemic has prompted many companies to change the way they work, it’s even…Read more
December 18, 2020, update: Thank you to the thousands of IT professionals who responded to our survey. It’s now closed and we’re busy analyzing the data to produce the 2021 State of Database DevOps Report – the fifth in the series of annual reports. We’ll be publishing it early…Read more
If you’ve ever been on the London Eye, you’ll probably be one of those people wanting to see the 360⁰ view of London from the top of the wheel, which is the main purpose of the attraction. But as you’re approaching and descending from the peak point, you start to…Read more
Want to learn Git? In this video I share a student’s tour of really cool open source website– https://learngitbranching.js.org — that makes learning Git fun. The site is totally free and you don’t need to install anything to get started.Read more
Why and how you should automate database migrations The desire to release features faster and deliver value to customers sooner is prompting many IT teams to adopt DevOps and Agile practices. By automating parts of the development process where possible and working in shorter cycles to release small changes more…Read more
Flyway 7.1.0 is out! This release contains new features and improvements over Flyway 7.0.0. Highlights You can find a detailed list of the changes in the release notes. Filtering info output Flyway Teams In the Flyway CLI output from info can be filtered to only the parts of the history that you care about…Read more
I’ve worked in IT for 30 years, a large part of which has involved managing data and databases. I’m now a SQL Server Enterprise Architect and I manage the direction and operation of a Microsoft Platform Team, as well as the design, build and implementation of a global SQL Server…Read more
I have written a nearly 1,000 page book on SQL Server performance tuning. In several chapters through the book, I outline all the necessary metrics you need to monitor your systems. I also show exactly how to put together those metrics in a variety of tools built into your OS…Read more