How the Company-Startup Thing Worked Out For Me in 2024
Every year, I post a retrospective about what it’s been like to start up a company. If you want to catch up, check out past posts in the life quest…
My 2025 Black Friday Sale (Work) Starts… Now
Every year, I run a Black Friday sale at BrentOzar.com on SQL Server training and apps. It’s a genuinely big deal for me, almost half of our annual revenue. We brought…
More Thoughts on Owning a Rolls-Royce
I’ve been dailying my new-to-me 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn for a couple months now, and I’ve noticed it really changed the way I feel about cars. People are overly friendly to…
Bought a Rolls-Royce Dawn.
I decided to do a little shuffling in the car collection. I sold a few cars, basically consolidating 3 cars into 1: I sold my Porsche Speedster replica because I’d…
Starting a Car Project: The Porsche 986 Bergspyder
In 1968, Porsche wanted to win hill climb races, so it built a one-off experimental car called the 909 Bergspyder, which translates to mountain spider. I was absolutely smitten with…
I Bought a 1991 Honda Beat.
Kei cars are the smallest cars allowed on expressways in Japan. They’re physically tiny: less than 11.2 feet long, with engines under 660cc (40 cubic inches). Most motorcycles in the…
Wrapped the 911 Targa with Hello Kitty and Kuromi
Behold! My Sanrio wrapped Porsche 911: And the other side: It’s split down the middle so that both sides transition to different colors front to back: So, how does something…
Tech Content Creators Will Have a New Job This Year
Yves uses a few Chinese social media platforms to keep up with her friends back home, and I often see stuff on there while she’s doing things. I don’t speak…
Thoughts on China and Japan
I just got back from vacation. This trip was my 2nd time in China, and my 1st time in Japan. Being in China feels like being in the future, while…
I Custom Ordered a New Porsche 911 Targa.
Since I was a teenager, I’ve loved the Porsche 911 Targa. It’s an iconic design: I had posters of this thing on my wall all throughout high school and college.…
Hi, I’m Brent Ozar. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’m on an epic life quest to have fun and make a difference.
Some of my projects include Brent Ozar Unlimited, PollGab, and Smart Postgres.
I love teaching, travel, laughing, and collecting vintage sports cars. You can follow me on Instagram, Bsky, Facebook, LinkedIn, Github, and Reddit.