These would be good mentors - me plus Adam Machanic, and Klaus AschenbrennerNot long ago, John Sansom (Twitter | Blog) kicked off a SQL Community Project #DBAJumpStart by asking 20 successful and experienced SQL Server professionals this exact question:''If you could give a DBA just one piece of advice, what would it ...

First off, I should apologize for not blogging in quite a while. I've been traveling extensively and, because traveling can be so exhausting, I usually have to queue up blog posts to hit while I'm traveling in order to remain active while on the road.  I didn't do that for these most recent trips.  And, as you can see, there's quite a ...

Let’s get one thing clear right off the bat – I’m not typing “Board of Directors” repeatedly throughout this blog post. It’s just too much typing. BoD will have to do. Live with it. Perhaps, you’ve been paying attention to the PASS Twitter feed, read the newsletters, or otherwise stay abreast of happenings within PASS. If you haven’t, here’s ...

In last month's column, ''2012 Might Really Be the End of the World as We Know It,'' I described a number of major developments in the IT industry that are likely to disrupt the life of database professionals everywhere.  I categorize those four disruptors - virtualization, cloud computing, solid state drives (SSD), and advanced ...

Transparency - A Great Leadership Quality I've always appreciated how Andy Warren (blog| twitter) operates in the most transparent manner, especially as it relates to his role as a director for the Professional Association for SQL Server. For example, Andy's latest blog post about prepping for the SQLRally, to kick off in less than 30 days, is ...

I was tagged by Denis Gobo (blog | twitter) in a Review of his 2010 Goals.  I didn't make such a post last year at this time, so I had nothing to check against.  But that doesn't mean I can't start with my goals for the coming year, right?  A few areas come to mind: Speaking More I have set a challenge for myself to speak at 10 ...

This morning Bob Pusateri a.k.a.@SQLBob (blog | twitter) posted his bucket list, and was quickly followed by Brent Ozar (blog | twitter).  If we really think about, I'm sure we all have some semblance of a list of things we'd like to do before we die.  Well, to keep up with the Bobses, here's my list, in no particular order:attend all 4 ...