This month, to mark the 20th anniversary of BrentOzar.com, I’m stepping back and looking at the big picture rather than blogging about database problems & solutions like I usually do.
Twenty years ago, I tried to switch to Linux.
Again.
That wasn’t my first attempt, nor was it my last – there were so many more – and every time, I had a terrible experience. I struggled to get the right combination of hardware, software, and configuration settings. But you know what the worst part was? Trying to get support for all of it.
I saw myself as a decently