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Making Peace with Logstash Part 1 – Input and Output
2February 21, 2018 by Mike Hillwig
Logstash is an incredibly powerful tool. If you can put data into a text file, Logstash can parse it. It …
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Taking a Good Bet
0March 17, 2017 by Mike Hillwig
As I was building my team in Pittsburgh, I went through a ton of resumes. It seems that we were …
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Building on Diversity
3March 10, 2017 by Mike Hillwig
Sometimes, it’s the lessons you don’t intend to teach that have the most impact. More than a decade ago, I …
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SQL Phone Home: Teaching Your SQL Servers to Call for Help
23March 19, 2016 by Mike Hillwig
I’ve worked in quite a few shops that have differing views on SQL Server monitoring. A lot of this involves …
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I’m an MVP!
16October 1, 2015 by Mike Hillwig
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since I typed those words for the first time. Today, …
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Importance of Vacations
5July 2, 2015 by Mike Hillwig
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to take a vacation–an entire week out of the office with my …
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People
18March 16, 2015 by Mike Hillwig
Sometimes good customer service requires us to be a good customer. Back in October, I was having a really rough …
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Do More With Less: SQL CMS and MSX
35March 11, 2015 by Mike Hillwig
I’m not the typical DBA. The environment I support is in hosting, meaning I support a larger number of environments …
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Is Your SQL Server Blogger a Drag Queen?
16March 10, 2015 by Mike Hillwig
My friends will tell you that I’m a reality TV junkie. I’m what the people at Bravo TV would call …
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Drinking the Microsoft KoolAid
8March 6, 2015 by Mike Hillwig
I’ve been using Microsoft Windows since version 3.0 and have worked with SQL Server in some capacity for the past …
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