My Performance Tuning Precon and Git Session at PASS Data Community Summit 2023

I’m thrilled to be heading to Seattle in November for the PASS Data Community Summit. My favorite things about the PASS Summit are making connections, learning from folks, broading my horizons, helping build a vibrant community, and teaching.

Teaching is a great privilege, and I’m excited to be giving both a pre-conference session and a regular session. I chat about the sessions in this ~4 minute video.

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The Manager Guide to Git Training for DBAs - Video and Podcast

Learning Git can be daunting for DBAs. In this 20 minute episode, I discuss why learning a VCS is necessary for DBAs, then give three tips on scoping your project, choosing the right tools, and making sure the project is successful.

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How to Rename the Master Branch to Main in Git in Azure DevOps

I believe that language matters, and that it is worth our effort to move away from language associated with slavery and racism whenever possible.

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Controlling Who Commits Code to a Given Database Schema in Git with Azure DevOps

One of most the fun things about working as an Advocate at Redgate is getting to help clients determine their preferred workflow for database DevOps.

Teams often have unique requirements and are using different combinations of tooling, so figuring out the best way to accomplish what they need typically involves leveraging what I already know, collaborating with my coworkers and the client to generate ideas, researching and prototyping solutions, and then getting feedback from everyone.

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Why I Like the Release Flow Branching Strategy with Git for Database DevOps

When people begin applying DevOps principles to database development using Redgate tooling, often one of the first steps in the process involves getting database code into version control. Questions naturally come up about how to manage the flow of changes to database objects from development into production once changes begin occurring.

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Why I'm Learning Git via the Command Line Interface

I’ve learned a bit about Git in the last year: I’m now quite comfortable creating and managing Git Repos in Azure DevOps. I frequently do demos with SQL Change Automation and SQL Source control with Git on Redgate’s YouTube channel, and I’ve published a Git Cheat Sheet for the Command Line Interface.

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Resolving Merge Conflicts in SQL Source Control: The Basics (Video)

In this 35 minute livestream recording, I commit conflicting code to a Git repo in Azure DevOps Services using Redgate’s SQL Source Control, then step through options to fix the conflict.

We first run through an example where we hit a conflict when pushing to the master branch and resolve that. Then we run through an example where we are using a feature branch and identify the conflict when doing a pull request to merge the change into master.

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