Rarely Say Never

Years ago, I responded privately to my brother and friend, Buck Woody (@BuckWoodyMSFT | LinkedIn) when he shared (excellent) advice about when to shrink a SQL Server database (spoiler alert: rarely). I asked Buck, “If shrinking a SQL Server database is nearly always bad, why not remove the feature from SQL Server?” (paraphrased). Buck’s response …
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On Working From Home

Note: Featured image courtesy of the CNN article What is coronavirus and Covid-19? An explainer.  I’ve been working from home for about 15 years at the time of this writing. A lot of people experienced working from home for the very first time recently, as we (the planet) locked down for the pandemic. Although I’ve …
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