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Account age
3 yrs
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📊 Post engagement
3
Avg engagement / post
4.4%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: Next week I'm heading to Data Saturday Croatia 2026 for my first · 3 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.3 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 11 text · 1 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
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Follows 122 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
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Next week I'm heading to Data Saturday Croatia 2026 for my first-ever speaking appearance at a Data Saturday event!
I'll be talking about heaps for longer than most people would find healthy in my session:
"A Heap of Trouble: The Hidden Costs of Heaps in SQL Server"
Can't wait …
Last day to register to Brent Ozar's 2026 Live Online Classes with a 50% discount.
And you can stack an extra 10% off on top of that.
Find out how to claim the exra discount: https://vladdba.com/2026/06/23/extra-10-off-brent-ozars-live-cla…
New blog post:
My third contribution to T-SQL Tuesday, about things that make me instantly think a query is bad.
https://vladdba.com/2026/07/07/t-sql-tuesday-200-things-that-make-a-query-bad/
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlse…
8 days left to take advantage of Brent Ozar's 2026 Live Online Classes 50% discount (ends July 10).
And you can stack an extra 10% off on top of that.
Find out how to claim the exra discount: https://vladdba.com/2026/06/23/extra-10-off-bre…
"Developers want to add a new column every day. VARCHARs"
"The integrity of our data is very important, not to me personally (I couldn't care less), but for our company to survive."
This clip got a good chuckle out of me 😅
#sql #mssql #sq…
Recently updated blog post:
In which I demonstrate why using heaps in SQL Server for anything other than staging tables comes with real, measurable costs.
If you didn't get a chance to attend my session at Data Saturday Croatia 2026, then …
Brent Ozar's 2026 Live Online Classes are now open for registration with a 50% Launch Week discount (ends July 10).
But here’s the secret: You can stack an extra 10% off on top of that already-deep discount.
Find out how to claim the disco…
New blog post:
On my experience as a first time speaker at a Data Saturday conference at Data Saturday Croatia 2026.
https://vladdba.com/2026/06/23/attendee-speaker-data-saturday/
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql …
My blog's "About Me" page was getting a bit stale, so I gave it a refresh to better reflect my work with SQL Server, security, and automation.
Check out the new version here:
https://vladdba.com/vlad-drumea/
#SQLServer #DBA #InfoSec #Azur…
PSBlitz 6.1.0 is live
New checks for Backups (RPO/RPO est.) & Instance Security (beta).
ImportExcel support
Up to 70% faster Excel exports
Retry logic for transient errors
Read the full breakdown: https://vladdba.com/2026/05/28/psblitz-6-1…
New blog post:
In which I cover and demo SQL Server roles and permissions that are viable avenues for privilege escalation to sysadmin.
https://vladdba.com/2026/05/22/sql-server-permission-privilege-escalation/
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsof…
Blog post from the past:
In which I go over potential reasons for why some special characters end up corrupted and displayed as question marks, squares or something completely different in SQL Server.
https://vladdba.com/2024/10/04/charact…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
mastodon.cloud
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
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On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 3 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.3× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated89/100
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Credibility score
99%
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Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~4.4% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Full time MS SQL Server DBA. Curious about InfoSec stuff.
Thoughts = my own.
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