Being a Technical Mentor for a Career, not a Role
I talk about my foray into mentoring, and how you should mentor for a career, not just for a role.
Category: Career
Comparing DBA / DBRE / SRE roles
I look at DBA, DBRE, and SRE roles and share how they have differed in my experience.
T-SQL Tuesday #153 : The Community Event that Changed My Life
For this month's T-SQL Tuesday, I talk about the community event that had the most profound impact on my career and, more importantly, my life.
Who benefits from your technical blog? You do!
In this article, I discuss several advantages to maintaining a technical blog.
What I did in my first month at Stack Overflow
I talk about a few of the things I worked on in my first month as a DBRE at Stack Overflow.
How to be a more productive DBA / DBRE
I talk about some of the things I do to be more productive, and hopefully some of these can help you in your role, too.
T-SQL Tuesday #150 : My First Technical Job
My first technical job was taking horse bets at an off-track bar when I was 17.
Interview with Kevin Kline for Orange Matter
I recently sat down with long-time friend Kevin Kline, who grilled me a little about my new role at Stack Overflow, our industry in general, and why we sometimes stay in jobs we don't enjoy.
Mixed Extents Podcast – 2022.02.14
I was honored to be a guest on the most recent Mixed Extents podcast, along with my friend and colleague Andy Mallon, where we talked about patching SQL Server.
2021 : The Year of the Exodus
In the midst of job change announcements throughout the SQL Server community, I have a little announcement of my own.
T-SQL Tuesday #141 : Work/Life Balance
For this month's T-SQL Tuesday, TJay Belt asks us to talk about how we manage work/life balance.
Using Taylor Swift to explain my job to my 7-year old
My daughter surprised me with a question about work last week, and I answered her by invoking Taylor Swift.
Blogging is for more than just traffic
See how blogging can benefit both the author and the reader in this short opinion piece.
T-SQL Tuesday #123 : Life hacks
This month, Jess Pomfret hosts T-SQL Tuesday, and asks us to talk about our own personal life hacks that make our day easier.
T-SQL Tuesday #122 : Imposter Syndrome
For this month's T-SQL Tuesday, I talk a little bit about how I make my imposter syndrome feel less like imposter syndrome.
2019 : Community Influencer of the Year
With another new year comes the recognition of a standout contributor to the SQL Server community. Read on to see 2019's honoree.
T-SQL Tuesday #121 : Gifts
For this month's T-SQL Tuesday, I talk about an opportunity earlier this year to significantly change my career trajectory.
PASS Summit 2019 – WIT Luncheon
Notes and ramblings from the annual WIT Luncheon once again sponsored by SentryOne.
Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Career
Aaron Bertrand talks about a few of the things that he wished he had learned earlier on.
2018: Community Influencer of the Year
Aaron Bertrand announces the recipient of his third annual Community Influencer of the Year award.
Goals for 2011
After getting tagged by Denis Gobo, I put my 2011 goals down on paper.
"What three events brought you here?"
I was tagged by Tim Mitchell (twitter) in a recent meme launched by Paul Randal (twitter), entitled, "What three events brought you here?" Well, I've lied told stories about this in the past. If...
[Tagged] : How I became a dork
A little background on how I went from an economics major to a DBA.