About Jeremiah

I'm a senior database administrator with Cass Information Systems, a SQL Server MVP, director-at-large with PASS, and I also help out with my local chapter and the Application Development virtual chapter.

You can learn more about me or contact me directly.

T-SQL Tuesday 4: Io, Io, it's off to disk we go

Io was a nymph. True story. Apparently, her father was some kind of river god. In modern times that means you’re likely to catch fire. Back in the days when the Greeks were in charge of things being a river god meant that you were somebody (the Greeks thought the earth was a giant brass [...]

My MacGyver Moment

David Stein started this current blog meme. He passed the buck on to Brent Ozar, who shared a horrifying tale of his time in the trenches as a developer. Brent then thoughtfully pointed at me and demanded that I carry on the blog meme torch.
Blog memes are great. They give me an opportunity to pretend [...]

How the Hell Did I Get Here?

Paul Randal started this chain post. He tagged Steve Jones who, in turn, tagged Jack Corbett who finally tagged me. I’m pretty sure everyone who nominally makes sense has already been tagged at this point thus leaving Jack to scrape the bottom of the barrel.
Like Jack, I think I could approach this in a number [...]

The First Ever Log Reader Awards

Starting today, and ending on Friday, October 16th, you can submit a blog post, or series of blog posts, to the 2009 Log Reader Awards.
What is it?
You’re probably asking yourself “What’s a Log Reader Award?” Well, dear reader, a Log Reader Award is an award created by bloggers (myself, Andy Warren, and Brent Ozar) to [...]

Who Wants Free Learning?

I want free learning. Lots and lots of free learning. Why? Because nobody else is going to pay for it in these troubling economic times.
You might now be wondering “How can I get some free learning?” Well, I’ll tell you how: The Internets.
By using the internets you have access to a ton of free training. [...]