My Data & Leadership Monthly Roundup — December 2025

Opening Thoughts

I’m getting this post out a bit later than I had planned. December was a busy month, with lots of quality time spent with family and friends. I’m looking forward to a return to normalcy in January.

My New Posts From Last Month

Disaster Recovery Is Not a Replacement for Backup & Recovery

The Hidden Cost of Being the Smartest Person in the Room

Why Bad Data Type Choices Kill Performance

Tools or Scripts I like to use

Brent Ozar’s First Responder Kit

Ola Hallengren’s SQL Server Maintenance Solution

dbatools (PowerShell Module for SQL Server Automation)

Tip for New DBAs

Focus on learning one new thing each day, no matter how small. Then continue to do that for the next 20 years.

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