Abnormal Form

Lewis Cunningham is right — I should write a blog! I was both amused and gratified to read his post, "YOU Should Write a Blog!" literally days after I started my own professional blog. I'd been toying with the idea for awhile, and finally decided to take the plunge after convincing myself that: I don't need ...

Despite being a dual role production/development DBA, one of my job roles is build manager and source code manager. I recently migrated our source control system from Microsoft SourceSafe to Subversion, a decision that I am largely satisfied with, though it has caused me more than a little suffering at times.

I think that DBAs in general all have a tendency to perform their jobs creatively, finding ways to automate the mundane, or solve a problem with an unconventional use of technology. For awhile now I've been thinking that it would be a good idea to present some of the things I've come up with in my ...