Tag Archives: IT Management

Non-SQL post: Writing a Business Case

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

You want to get something out of your boss, but you don’t know how to get him to say “yes”. The trick is to provide a Business Case – something he can use to justify his decision to buy that … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett on Disaster Recovery

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Cast your minds back to T-SQL Tuesday 19, on the subject of Disaster Recovery. In one of my two posts, I said Practice makes perfect. But even when you’ve practised DR until you’re blue in the face, there’s always something … Continue reading →

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Un-SQL Friday #005 – Bad Interviews

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

By now you should know about #TSQL2sday / T-SQL Tuesday – the second Tuesday of each month when a topic is chosen for SQL Server bloggers to write about. This is something different – Jen “MidnightDBA” McCown (blog|twitter) has decreed … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #19 – DR all done. Really?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly event on the second Tuesday of each month; various SQL Server bloggers write about a specific topic, and *you* can join the party. This month’s topic was chosen by Allen Kinsel (blog|twitter), is “Disasters & … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #13 – Business Briefs

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

The final T-SQL Tuesday of 2010 is hosted by Steve “SQL Server Central” Jones, and is on the loosely-defined subject of “What issues have you had in interacting with the business to get your job done?” As some of you … Continue reading →

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