How AI Saved My Dog Face Puffer Fish
If you know me, you know I’m one of the biggest skeptics when it comes to AI. I’ve been burned by it more times than…
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PTO Reality in 123 Responses
PTO Reality in 123 Responses PTO is marketed as a benefit.Unlimited PTO is framed as trust, flexibility, and balance. But many people in tech say,…
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Where I’m Headed and Why I’m Choosing Straight Path
Today, I am writing this with a full and genuinely happy heart. When I got into tech, it was never part of the plan. Not…
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Learn PowerShell the Easy Way Without AI
When I mentor others, the question I hear most is, “How do I actually start automating with PowerShell?” The advice my mentees usually get from…
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Is AI Making Me Dumber Or More Efficient?
The last few months have felt like living in a twilight zone. Everywhere I turn, it is the same message. More AI. Use AI. AI…
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Why Consistency Is the Secret to Automation Success
When I spoke at the Washington/Oregon SQL Saturday this year about moving from a reactive DBA to a proactive DBRE, one of the biggest topics…
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DBRE Consistency & Automation Checklist
Use this checklist to assess your environment, identify gaps, and make automation reliable. Start small and do one section at a time. How to Use…
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Sending Emails from SQL Server 2025 based on AI generated messages
Welcome to the future of data. For a long time, databases were just digital filing cabinets. You put data in, and you took data out.…
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Time, The Foundation for Effective Operational Capacity Planning
When it comes to managing the capacity of operational and infrastructure teams (like DBAs, DBREs, SREs, and PFEs), the traditional product development metric of using…
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Knowledge Hoarding and What Changed My Perspective
Last year, while speaking at PASS about imposter syndrome, another topic that kept coming up in conversations was knowledge hoarding. At the time, I didn’t…