I’ll be presenting Saturday 6/9/2018 @NovaSE – 1:30pm Room 3046

Keeping a good thing going. Register here (FREE): https://www.sqlsaturday.com/755/registernow.aspx You can extend the invite to your friends and colleges if you think they’ll be interested in the topics. I'll be presenting at Nova South Eastern this Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm in Room 3046 of the Carl DeSantis Building (3301 College Avenue, Carl DeSantis Building, Davie, FL 33314). Here's my…

Encryption and Database Source Control

Since returning from PASS Summit, I spent a rigorous amount of time developing slides & demos to share the latest technologies I learned, attempting to deliver on my pact with my CIO and Director. Yesterday, I delivered the 2nd round on that promise and received great feedback. PS. Shopping for a new tie. I intentionally focused…

I’ll be presenting Saturday 2/24/2018 @USF School of Business – 8:30am Room 118 (Tampa, FL)

Hi, I just received the news that I got selected to speak at University of South Florida Saturday, 2/24/18 at 8:30am in Room 118 (USF School of Business - BSN, 12212 USF Maple Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33620). Here’s the event info: http://www.sqlsaturday.com/699/EventHome.aspx Register here (FREE): https://www.sqlsaturday.com/699/registernow.aspx Pls fwd this invite to your friends and colleges…

VIDEO: 5 Questions from CIOs to SQL DBAs and Developers

TRANSCRIPT Hi, I’m Hiram and I’m a Database Administrator and Developer. I am recording this video to answer 5 questions I got recently from CIOs. 1. What have you done regarding DB high availability to assist with the implementation of Active/Active solutions? <See video: Answer 1 goes here> 2. Can you deconstruct how you solved…

DBA Makes His Own Super Bowl LII Ad.

While my friends and family enjoyed the game, my uncle and I worked rigorously to make this video. During SuperBowl LII we edited the clip and barely got to watch the game. This was VERY hard to make, but I am happy to share the finished clip. After a few lessons learned, I plan to make…