Brent Sodtke
@brentec.bsky.social
Creator of SQL Agent Insights and SQL Job Commander. I work with data (#SQLServer, #DBA, #Storage, backup systems) by day.
For downtime I enjoy #PCgaming and watching the #GoHabsGo.
Views expressed are my own.
https://brentec.ca
For downtime I enjoy #PCgaming and watching the #GoHabsGo.
Views expressed are my own.
https://brentec.ca
Reposted by Brent Sodtke
Should Someone Try to Get a DBA Job?
There was an interesting post on Reddit yesterday asking what DBA jobs are like these days. Here's a snippet of the most important part: Our friend works for maybe 15 hours a week, on call for maybe 40 but is always running around not in front of his computer.…
There was an interesting post on Reddit yesterday asking what DBA jobs are like these days. Here's a snippet of the most important part: Our friend works for maybe 15 hours a week, on call for maybe 40 but is always running around not in front of his computer.…
Should Someone Try to Get a DBA Job?
There was an interesting post on Reddit yesterday asking what DBA jobs are like these days. Here's a snippet of the most important part: Our friend works for maybe 15 hours a week, on call for maybe 40 but is always running around not in front of his computer. She works odd hours, takes the shifts like Saturdays and Friday nights…And the rest of the time she watches YouTube/does other things while on call.
www.brentozar.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Should Someone Try to Get a DBA Job?
There was an interesting post on Reddit yesterday asking what DBA jobs are like these days. Here's a snippet of the most important part: Our friend works for maybe 15 hours a week, on call for maybe 40 but is always running around not in front of his computer.…
There was an interesting post on Reddit yesterday asking what DBA jobs are like these days. Here's a snippet of the most important part: Our friend works for maybe 15 hours a week, on call for maybe 40 but is always running around not in front of his computer.…
Reposted by Brent Sodtke
SQL Server Reporting Services is Dead. Is SSIS Next?
It's official: SQL Server 2022 was the last release for SSRS. At SQLBits this week, Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2025 won't include SSRS. Instead, all SQL Server 2025 customers will get free licensing for the on-premises Power BI Report…
It's official: SQL Server 2022 was the last release for SSRS. At SQLBits this week, Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2025 won't include SSRS. Instead, all SQL Server 2025 customers will get free licensing for the on-premises Power BI Report…
SQL Server Reporting Services is Dead. Is SSIS Next?
It's official: SQL Server 2022 was the last release for SSRS. At SQLBits this week, Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2025 won't include SSRS. Instead, all SQL Server 2025 customers will get free licensing for the on-premises Power BI Report Server (PBIRS.) The same license key you use to install 2025 will also work to activate PBIRS. Microsoft's got links on how it'll work:
www.brentozar.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
SQL Server Reporting Services is Dead. Is SSIS Next?
It's official: SQL Server 2022 was the last release for SSRS. At SQLBits this week, Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2025 won't include SSRS. Instead, all SQL Server 2025 customers will get free licensing for the on-premises Power BI Report…
It's official: SQL Server 2022 was the last release for SSRS. At SQLBits this week, Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2025 won't include SSRS. Instead, all SQL Server 2025 customers will get free licensing for the on-premises Power BI Report…
As a very small dev org (1 person), #Google has yet again raised their pricing for Workspace. I just don't use the features to justify the price. I'm simply using them to host e-mail & it isn't worth any longer to continue with them. Moving reCAPTCHA to hCAPTCHA & e-mail hosting is to follow.
June 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As a very small dev org (1 person), #Google has yet again raised their pricing for Workspace. I just don't use the features to justify the price. I'm simply using them to host e-mail & it isn't worth any longer to continue with them. Moving reCAPTCHA to hCAPTCHA & e-mail hosting is to follow.
My view this afternoon. Having some beverages and listening to the sound of the wind in the pines, tamaracks, and, birch trees. The occasional crow and woodpecker can be heard as well. A balmy 12 degrees Celsius.
#GreatWhiteNorth #peace #quiet
#GreatWhiteNorth #peace #quiet
April 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My view this afternoon. Having some beverages and listening to the sound of the wind in the pines, tamaracks, and, birch trees. The occasional crow and woodpecker can be heard as well. A balmy 12 degrees Celsius.
#GreatWhiteNorth #peace #quiet
#GreatWhiteNorth #peace #quiet
Reposted by Brent Sodtke
Elbows up!!
March 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Elbows up!!
This tells all. All North American markets down in the past 30 days. #TrumpRecession
March 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This tells all. All North American markets down in the past 30 days. #TrumpRecession
#TrumpRecession. Let's call it for what it is, a self-imposed recession by a single douchebag (I was going to write person, but that is too nice for this fascist criminal). I'm fairly convinced he is doing this to short the markets.
#recession #tariffs
#recession #tariffs
March 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#TrumpRecession. Let's call it for what it is, a self-imposed recession by a single douchebag (I was going to write person, but that is too nice for this fascist criminal). I'm fairly convinced he is doing this to short the markets.
#recession #tariffs
#recession #tariffs
Now wouldn't that be funny! 😊 Would love to see an official statement from Mexico about this just to egg on Mr. Orange.
January 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Now wouldn't that be funny! 😊 Would love to see an official statement from Mexico about this just to egg on Mr. Orange.
Good 'ol sneaker 'net! 🙂
January 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Good 'ol sneaker 'net! 🙂
Man this brings back memories. What a great game.
Space Taxi: "You'll Need Finesse, Agility And Precision To Finish Your Shift"
January 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Man this brings back memories. What a great game.
I just signed up, have you? An amazing platform. Been working with it since November and have ditched the controls in my project in favor of #Avalonia. Easy to use and modify and the end result looks much more professional.
#AvaloniaUI #csharp #development
#AvaloniaUI #csharp #development
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January 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I just signed up, have you? An amazing platform. Been working with it since November and have ditched the controls in my project in favor of #Avalonia. Easy to use and modify and the end result looks much more professional.
#AvaloniaUI #csharp #development
#AvaloniaUI #csharp #development
Reposted by Brent Sodtke
How do you get new colors on the Commodore 64? Pedantically... you don't. Practically requires a deep dive into pallete switching, the behavior of CRTs, and the psychology of color itself. (The article demonstrates what works and what doesn't, so it comes with a strong strobing warning!)
Secret colours of the Commodore 64
aaronbell.com
www.aaronbell.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:05 AM
How do you get new colors on the Commodore 64? Pedantically... you don't. Practically requires a deep dive into pallete switching, the behavior of CRTs, and the psychology of color itself. (The article demonstrates what works and what doesn't, so it comes with a strong strobing warning!)
Ugh, just got this #Windows11 full screen ad in #Windows10 today. Very annoying because I was actively using the keyboard and the default is "Learn More"...and spacebar was pressed... I don't want to learn more! Bad design, should be an option to opt-out.
www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/w...
www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/w...
Win10 users treated to more full-screen ads for Windows 11
Never mind ESU... how about that upgrade?
www.theregister.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Ugh, just got this #Windows11 full screen ad in #Windows10 today. Very annoying because I was actively using the keyboard and the default is "Learn More"...and spacebar was pressed... I don't want to learn more! Bad design, should be an option to opt-out.
www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/w...
www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/w...
I'm working with #AvaloniaUI .NET controls this morning... so far I'm impressed. I think for my new #programming project this is going to be the way to go over what I have been using for the past few years.
#csharp #dotnet
#csharp #dotnet
November 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM
I'm working with #AvaloniaUI .NET controls this morning... so far I'm impressed. I think for my new #programming project this is going to be the way to go over what I have been using for the past few years.
#csharp #dotnet
#csharp #dotnet
Haha, too funny because it's true! 😀
November 12, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Haha, too funny because it's true! 😀
Ugh, let's just go with the standard that is already in place, globally, UTC, and be done with it. Trade is global anyway, and what does it matter if you "wake up" at 23:00 or 04:00. The market argument is weak in this article.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#timechange #utc
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#timechange #utc
Clocks turn back in Ontario on Sunday, as debate over time continues | CBC News
Ontarians will see their clocks turn back by an hour this Sunday, as they switch back to standard time until the spring — a change that seems to spark the same debate every November.
www.cbc.ca
November 2, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Ugh, let's just go with the standard that is already in place, globally, UTC, and be done with it. Trade is global anyway, and what does it matter if you "wake up" at 23:00 or 04:00. The market argument is weak in this article.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#timechange #utc
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#timechange #utc
Another interesting read this morning...
Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico
www.cnn.com/2024/11/02/s...
#interesting #maya #mexico
Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico
www.cnn.com/2024/11/02/s...
#interesting #maya #mexico
Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico | CNN
Archaeologists have found thousands of Maya structures and a lost city they named Valeriana in Mexico by using laser mapping technology, according to a new study.
www.cnn.com
November 2, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Another interesting read this morning...
Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico
www.cnn.com/2024/11/02/s...
#interesting #maya #mexico
Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico
www.cnn.com/2024/11/02/s...
#interesting #maya #mexico
Interesting read...
This is why you like to speed up podcasts, movies and music
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
#interesting #cognitive #science
This is why you like to speed up podcasts, movies and music
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
#interesting #cognitive #science
This is why you like to speed up podcasts, movies and music | CBC News
To answer why people might be drawn to speeding up media, CBC News talked to some of the leading researchers in cognitive science about what double-time music, podcasts and movies does to our brains.
www.cbc.ca
November 2, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Interesting read...
This is why you like to speed up podcasts, movies and music
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
#interesting #cognitive #science
This is why you like to speed up podcasts, movies and music
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
#interesting #cognitive #science
Interesting read...
200-Year-Old Bridge Emerges From Pennsylvania Lake During Severe Drought
www.thedrive.com/news/200-yea...
#interesting #architecture
200-Year-Old Bridge Emerges From Pennsylvania Lake During Severe Drought
www.thedrive.com/news/200-yea...
#interesting #architecture
200-Year-Old Bridge Emerges From Pennsylvania Lake During Severe Drought
The water level of western PA's Youghiogheny River Lake is the lowest it's been since 1998, revealing some fascinating ruins.
www.thedrive.com
November 1, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Interesting read...
200-Year-Old Bridge Emerges From Pennsylvania Lake During Severe Drought
www.thedrive.com/news/200-yea...
#interesting #architecture
200-Year-Old Bridge Emerges From Pennsylvania Lake During Severe Drought
www.thedrive.com/news/200-yea...
#interesting #architecture
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation's oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/viny...
#interesting #vinyl
www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/viny...
#interesting #vinyl
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation's oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatles’ first U.S. single, the country’s oldest vinyl record maker has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, N...
www.coastreporter.net
October 30, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation's oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/viny...
#interesting #vinyl
www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/viny...
#interesting #vinyl
Reposted by Brent Sodtke
Bluesky scoops up the developer of popular third-party app, Graysky
Bluesky scoops up the developer of popular third-party app, Graysky
Decentralized Twitter/X rival Bluesky is adding to its ranks by scooping up a member of its developer community. London-based software engineer Samuel Newman, who built the well-received third-party Bluesky client, Graysky, is joining the startup, where…
tcrn.ch
March 12, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Bluesky scoops up the developer of popular third-party app, Graysky
Reposted by Brent Sodtke
📣SSMS users, get ready 🏁
Here's the first in a series of three posts detailing (good) changes in SSMS:
SSMS 20 connection changes (microsoft.com)
Here's the first in a series of three posts detailing (good) changes in SSMS:
SSMS 20 connection changes (microsoft.com)
February 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
📣SSMS users, get ready 🏁
Here's the first in a series of three posts detailing (good) changes in SSMS:
SSMS 20 connection changes (microsoft.com)
Here's the first in a series of three posts detailing (good) changes in SSMS:
SSMS 20 connection changes (microsoft.com)