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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 even close. I was supposed
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Play with Terraform and Docker on Mac
Today we are going to walk through a simple installation, run a local test, and then provision a Docker container. This should be very easy and straightforward. Prerequisites https://code.visualstudio.com/download 2.
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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 others lately is “Just go
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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 will take jobs. AI will
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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 story points often doesn’t work
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A Beginner’s Guide to Roadmaps for DBREs and DBAs
If you work in operations, whether you are a DBA, DBRE, SRE, or somewhere in between, you already know most work is urgent. Something always needs fixing, tuning, patching, scaling,
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Why Every Byte Matters for SQL Server Pages
Think of a SQL Server data page as a Delta carry-on suitcase. It is always the same size, 8 kilobytes. When people talk about making SQL Server fast, they usually
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“Rebuilding Indexes and Updating Statistics” The DBA’s Panic Button
We have all met this DBA. That has a “panic button” for every performance issue. The Index Rebuild and then update statistics. Dave’s maintenance schedule is aggressive. He rebuilds heavy
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Small Steps to Automate Repetitive Manual Tickets with AI
If you handle Jira tickets every day, you’ve probably seen the same requests repeatedly: These are perfect candidates for small AI-assisted automation. You don’t need to rebuild your workflow or
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From Reactive DBA to Proactive DBRE, Building Trust Through Reliability
Most DBAs start their careers in a firefighting mindset. I sure did. Systems go down, war rooms are daily, alerts blow up, and dashboards light up like Grandma’s Christmas tree.
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