John McCormack DBA

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Hi, I'm John McCormack. I'm an engineering manager with a long history as a SQL Server DBA. 
I work mainly with SQL Server, Azure and AWS
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How good was Data:Scotland conference in 2024

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How to easily upload, download and migrate SSIS Packages with DTUTIL

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T-SQL STUFF – Taking it to the limit

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Thoughts on sitting DP-300 Azure Database Administrator exam

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Using ChatGPT for the first time

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DataGrillen 2022 – Photos and notes

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