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Doubling down on my decision to lead My new understanding of the responsibility virus has helped me view a lot of my past experiences…

Mindset framing Recovering from an infection of the responsibility virus requires us to change our mindset and to do it on faith. The over-responsible…

Architecture choices for cultural factors I was having a discussion with one of my team members. He questioned some of our early decisions which…

One year and nine months ago, I took my first formal management position. I stepped into the role thinking that I knew a bit…

Continuous delivery and automation are a couple of core concepts of DevOps. As a Data Professional, I have spent countless hours pushing through the…

If you are familiar with sqlhammer.com, then you know that I heavily specialize in the Microsoft Data Platforms. My experiences with Microsoft, and specifically…

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Introduction to Azure SQL Data Warehouse Track: Business Intelligence / Architecture Level: 100 Abstract: On-premises data warehouse solutions are typically a large up-front capital expense…

Launch your database into Microsoft Azure Track: Database Administration / Architecture Level: 100 Abstract: You have decided to migrate your on-premise SQL Server database to…

Launch your database into the cloud (bacpac edition) Track: Database Administration / Data Architecture Level: 100 (Lightning Talk) Abstract: You have decided to migrate your…