How to React When Company Ownership Changes
Scott Curtis is a Managing Director at Consilio and was previously at Huron Legal, a division of Huron Consulting that was just acquired by Consilio. Huron Legal has been a…
Behind the Scenes of Launching the Office Hours Podcast
At work, we do this weekly Office Hours webcast where people can register, then join a GoToWebinar where we just sit around and answer their questions. It’s half an hour every…
My Top Blog Posts from 2015
Here’s what you liked the most at Ozar.me, based on clicks: How to Use a GoPro as a Web Camera in Skype – I wrote a post about doing this…
Three Years of @DBAreactions
OMG, it’s still going. In January 2013, I started DBAreactions.com on a whim. As the dog would say, I had no idea what I was doing. I thought it might…
Presentation Speaker Survival Kit
Things are gonna go disastrously wrong. Sure, every presenter should bring their laptop, a wireless presenter remote, an array of video adapters, a stack of business cards, and so on.…
What to Ask When Becoming a Partner in an Existing Firm
You’re thinking about joining an existing partnership, and you’re wondering how the hookup works. WHEEL! OF! PARTNERSHIP! Ask these questions for starters: What are you bringing me into the partnership…
What Does It Mean to Buy Out Your Partners?
Brent Ozar Unlimited, The Early Years Today over at Brent Ozar Unlimited, we announced that the company is buying out Jeremiah and Kendra’s shares. What exactly does that mean, and…
Epic Life Quest Task Achieved: one straight year of weekly blogging.
Ernie recharging in Tulum Yesterday’s post marked 52 straight weeks of blogging every Tuesday. I’ve also got a blog over at my day job, but that’s separate and doesn’t count…
What Do People Pay You For?
You get paid for work that falls into one of these four boxes: Types of Business Pains 1. Not urgent, mild or no business pain Examples: “I’m curious and I…
The toughest thing for independents: saying no.
Before you freelance or become an independent consultant, you’d think the hardest thing would be getting other people to say yes. You’d think it’d be hard to find work, or…
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.