If I had a favorite kind of politician, it would be the kind that, when asked a question, sighs tiredly, and then regains their gleam of manic optimism as they begin to speak about the path ahead. Given that, my two favorite politicians right now are Wendy Pastrick and Grant Fritchey. Both of these people are realists, […]
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Tip: RECOVERY_PENDING is not the same as RECOVERING
I’ve seen this mistake more than once, from DBAs with a middling to fair amount of experience. So it bears repeating. RECOVERY_PENDING is very different from RECOVERING. Definitions RECOVERING means that things are happening, and all may be well. “Database is being recovered. The recovering process is a transient state; the database will automatically become online if […]
This Week in Awesome – Running at PASS, Cookie Jail, SQL Sats, Breakfast
If you’re in Seattle the week of November 2 – say, for example, you’re attending the PASS Summit that week – consider signing up for the #SQLLongRun: “We’ll do a minimum of 11 miles. Why? Because we can.” There is now a locking, time-release cookie jar. I should….I should probably buy one. Or four. We’re big […]