The #MSIgnite 2015 Speaking Experience
Last week, I spoke at Microsoft Ignite in Chicago: Where’s Waldo? (click for full size) I had an awesome time, and evidently the attendees did too – as I write this,…
Dear Women in Technology, Here’s How to Be Inspired
Disclaimer: I’m a guy. Set that aside for a minute. Step 1: Decide to be mentally close to inspiring people. The people physically close to you aren’t necessarily your best inspiration,…
How the Company-Startup Thing Worked Out For Me, Year 3
It’s time for my annual update on the wild ride. A brief recap of what’s happened so far: April 2011 – started the company. April 2012 – year one finished, but…
My Standing Desk: NextDesk Terra Pro Review
My desk setup. I work from home as a database consultant. For years, I’ve had two desks in my office – a normal sitting desk, and a standing desk over…
How to Use a GoPro as a Web Camera in Skype, WebEx, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting (Updated 2018)
Even in 2018, $100 webcams still have pretty crappy video quality. They have tiny sensors that don’t pull in enough light. Here’s the output from one of the best Logitech…
Is Your Blog Cheers or McDonald’s?
When you’re writing a blog post, stop for a moment to ask: Why is someone reading this blog post? Are they a regular reader who devours all of your posts,…
Sentences To My Younger Selves
I don’t have regrets – everything that’s happened to me so far has led to a life that I wouldn’t trade – but if I had the chance, I’d probably…
The #SQLNewBlogger Challenge from Ed Leighton-Dick
Today is the day you stop being afraid. SQLbits Speaker and Topic Board For a long time, you’ve been telling yourself, “Yeah, I should probably start blogging one of these…
How Do You Measure Your Career?
Us admins are really good at measuring systems. (Well, we’re probably not, but we tell ourselves that we are.) We have all these pretty dashboards and counters to tell us exactly…
No, the DBA role still isn’t going away.
Paging all dinosaurs to the retraining camp Last week at SQLRally, I heard yet another session with the line, “DBAs are dinosaurs.” And: “DBAs must learn the analytics and cloud right…
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.
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