Episode 66: Microsoft's Professional Program

I chat with Microsoft MVP Chris Bell about database security and some seemingly cavelier attitudes some organziations have about keeping data safe.  We hit some of the methods SQL Server has to protec...

2 Sep 201541min

Steve Jones, the editor from SQL Server central and I talk about the need to build your own brand and we share a few ideas on how to do that.  We talk about Steve's brand and how he built that over ti...

26 Aug 201532min

Robert Verell and I chat about good security practices and the principle of least privilege.  We discuss Robert's rule to never give anyone db_owner, other groups and Robert's home grown group to give...

19 Aug 201531min

We finish up our conversation with MVP Tim Radney on backup options with discussions on encryption and Azure.  Tim also shares his favorite tools and his super hero power of choice. Erik Véliz, the cr...

12 Aug 201519min

I chat with MVP Tim Radney about Backup and Recovery options in SQL Server. We chatted for quite awhile and I ended up making two episodes out of our conversation. This episode focuses on why we bac...

5 Aug 201531min

I was in Argentina for the SQLSaturday event in May of 2015 and made friends with Javier Villegas, a 20 year veteran in the DBA world. While extended events have been around for some time, many are s...

5 Aug 201524min

Today I am super happy to announce the launch of my podcast and I start with episode 00. In this episode I take some time to go through my journey in becoming a data professional and how I think the p...

5 Aug 201524min