[Video] Office Hours: Ask Me Anything At Home

Brent Ozar published a new "Office Hours" video from his home office, answering top-voted questions from his pollgab.com community. The session covered topics including SQL Server consultants' opposition to AI, rollback policies for SQL upgrades, and common client misunderstandings about technical work.

Video Office Hours: Ask Me Anything At Home Last Updated May 27, 2026Brent OzarVideos I’m back in the home office to take another round of the top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento https://pollgab.com/room/brento . Office Hours: Back in Vegas Edition Here’s what we covered: 00:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500 Start 00:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=52s chris: After your time at SQLBits you’d posted about the number of SQL Server consultants who were very opposed to AI. What was the feedback you were getting on why folks are against this technology? 03:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=230s DBAInAction: Hi Brent, what’s your recommended rollback policy for SQL upgrades while maintaining same compatibility? how do you address the data gap that may occur after the go-live and if we need to rollback ? If Leadership requests a formal strategy, how do you structure your response? 05:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=343s Michael J Swart: You linked to a Tested Q&A: The number of times I’ve shown a client a gray spray painted piece And I’ve said this is not for color it’s only for form Then the first thing the client says is yeah I just don’t like the color What questions like that do you hear too often? 10:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=635s Niktrs: Hi Bent. Thank you for the spring training. Because time zone difference, I would appreciate it, if you could leave the video recordings available for one day. Thanks in advance 11:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=690s Hany: Hello Brent, In your website the Anniversary Sale page I noticed Google is one of your customers, just wondering, Google doesn t have a professional database team to fix their issues themselves? 14:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=844s TipsyManager: Hola Brent You do a good amount of traveling; any local food and booze that you’ve particularly enjoyed? Or particularly hated? 16:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=965s Will: I know you’ve stated in the past that you dont like current microsoft SQL certifications, such as the dp-300. Are there any non-microsoft SQL certifications that are respected by employers and actually help certify your knowledge vs just being a marketing gimmick? 17:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=1055s benlinuxguy: Hi Brent. Are you planning to do any Day of Data former SQL Saturday at any point in the future, or was last year the last time you did these? 20:42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdQiRbYr500&t=1242s Luca Carraro DBA – Doing Business As : Hi Brent, have you ever experienced any performance issues related to the proliferation of DB objects, especially Stored Procedures? Related Hi I’m Brent Ozar. I make Microsoft SQL Server go faster. I love teaching, travel, cars, and laughing. I’m based out of Las Vegas. He/him. I teach SQL Server training classes https://www.brentozar.com/training/ , or if you haven’t got time for the pain, I’m available for consulting https://www.brentozar.com/sql-critical-care/ too.