publications by Kenneth Igiri

Medium Articles (Work Thoughts Newsletter & Blog)

Sep 5, 2025 — Igiri, K. "Excellence, Exposure and Experience." Medium. Career development framework exploring expertise-building through education, experience, and intentional exposure.
Dec 31, 2024 — Igiri, K. "Why Should We Hire You?" Medium. On interpersonal skills and professional track record as critical factors in hiring decisions.
May 21, 2024 — Igiri, K. "Digital Decorum: Respectfully Engaging on Social Media." Medium. Professional norms and etiquette for online engagement.
Nov 12, 2023 — Igiri, K. "Continuous Delivery of Architecture Improvements." Medium. Explores how Agile and the need for speed are reshaping enterprise architecture governance.
Aug 27, 2023 — Igiri, K. "An Architect's Rant on Definitions." Medium. On the proliferation and misuse of the term "architect" across technology roles.
May 7, 2023 — Igiri, K. "Like a Fly on the Wall." Medium. Lessons on quiet strategic observation in senior executive meetings.
Feb 11, 2023 — Igiri, K. "Superior Subordinates, Complimentary Roles." Medium. On managing the dynamic between experienced team members and leadership.
Jul 24, 2022 — Igiri, K. "Strategy — Position Yourself to Win." Medium. Personal reflection on the difference between operational and strategic thinking in IT roles.
Jul 24, 2022 — Igiri, K. "Listen Carefully, Let the Machines Speak." Medium. Stories from IT support illustrating the principle that systems always tell the truth through their logs and signals.

LinkedIn Pulse Articles (Work Thoughts Newsletter)

Jan 13, 2024 — Igiri, K. "Thinking About What We Were Not Thinking About Before." LinkedIn Pulse. On sustainability, SDGs, and environmental considerations in enterprise architecture decisions.
Nov 25, 2023 — Igiri, K. "Simplicity — An Architecture Principle?." LinkedIn Pulse. On codifying simplicity as a formal architecture principle and its implications for design and implementation.
Nov 11, 2023 — Igiri, K. "A Hundred-Storey Building — How We Built Fast and Forgot a Few Things." LinkedIn Pulse. A fictional illustration of the consequences of building without architectural planning upfront.
Jul 30, 2023 — Igiri, K. "The Way We See Ourselves." LinkedIn Pulse. On the psychology of self-image, mindset, and career outcomes.
Mar 27, 2023 — Igiri, K. "Perception, Deception & Stories About a 'Pot of Beans'." LinkedIn Pulse. On how perception shapes professional reputation and visibility.
Jan 12, 2023 — Igiri, K. "Thinking in the Banking Hall." LinkedIn Pulse. Observations from a bank queue used to explore customer experience design and process architecture.
Oct 29, 2022 — Igiri, K. "DDDM — A Trivial Example." LinkedIn Pulse. Uses newsletter analytics as a gateway to illustrating Data-Driven Decision Making.
Jul 8, 2022 — Igiri, K. "Strategy — Position Yourself to Win." LinkedIn Pulse. On moving from operational to strategic thinking in an IT career.
Jul 10, 2021 — Igiri, K. "Five Things I Learnt from an Enterprise Architecture Role in Two Years." LinkedIn Pulse. Personal reflections on transitioning into enterprise architecture from database administration.
Oct 14, 2015 — Igiri, K. "Asking 'Why?' About Unproductive Routines." LinkedIn Pulse. Essay on identifying and breaking unproductive habits through deliberate questioning.

CodingSight Articles (SQL Server / Database Administration)

Sep 2, 2021 — Igiri, K. "Workplace Encounters: Reclaiming Space from an Oversized Database." CodingSight. A real-world account of recovering space from a 1.44TB bloated production database.
Nov 12, 2020 — Igiri, K. "Seven Secrets in SSMS for Developers." CodingSight. Seven underused features of SQL Server Management Studio for DBAs and developers.
Aug 24, 2020 — Igiri, K. "SQL Server System Databases — Basic Concepts." CodingSight. Overview of the purpose and role of each SQL Server system database.
Dec 3, 2018 — Igiri, K. "Navigating SQL Server Error Logs." CodingSight. Techniques for reading and managing SQL Server and SQL Agent error logs for troubleshooting.
Aug 7, 2018 — Igiri, K. "Fixing Data Loss Using Log Shipping with Delayed Recovery." CodingSight. Demonstrates how delayed log shipping can serve as a rollback mechanism for user errors.
Jul 16, 2018 — Igiri, K. "Consolidating SQL Server Instance by Clustering and Stacking." CodingSight. Explores the benefits and considerations of stacking multiple SQL Server instances on shared hardware.
Jun 15, 2018 — Igiri, K. "Configuring Heterogeneous Database Replication – SQL Server to Oracle." CodingSight. Step-by-step guide to setting up SQL Server replication with an Oracle subscriber.

Also noted from CodingSight: articles on SQL Server Query Store GUI, Dealing with NULLs in SQL Server, and Using Trace Flag 3226 to Suppress Log Backup Logging.

SQLServerCentral Articles

Feb 21, 2025 — Igiri, K. "Configuring Maintenance Plans in SQL Server." SQLServerCentral. A live walkthrough of setting up SQL Server 2017 Maintenance Plans from scratch.
Nov 21, 2022 — Igiri, K. "Configuring an Amazon RDS Instance for Client Connections." SQLServerCentral. How to configure an RDS SQL Server database for access from client tools.
Oct 26, 2022 — Igiri, K. "10 Considerations When Migrating to the Cloud." SQLServerCentral. Cloud migration checklist illustrated with an Amazon RDS use case.
Jun 13, 2022 — Igiri, K. "Dealing with Transaction Log Growth." SQLServerCentral. Explains why transaction logs grow and how to manage them responsibly.
Apr 27, 2022 — Igiri, K. "7 DB Forge SQL Studio Features Discovered in Less Than 2 Hours." SQLServerCentral. First-use impressions of dbForge SQL Studio compared to SSMS.
Oct 9, 2019 — Igiri, K. "Splitting a SQL Server Table Over Multiple Files." (also on MSSQLTips) Moving tables across filegroups for improved manageability and partial backups.
Aug 7, 2018 (orig.) — Igiri, K. "Exploring the Difference Between SQL Server on Amazon AMI vs. RDS." SQLServerCentral. Comparison of running SQL Server on Amazon Machine Images versus the managed RDS service.
Jan 18, 2016 (orig.) — Igiri, K. "The Real World: Implementing Data Compression in SQL Server 2008 R2." SQLServerCentral. Real-world experience using SQL Server data compression as a space-saving strategy.

Kenneth Igiri has authored 31 pieces on SQLServerCentral in total; the above are the ones with verifiable titles and URLs from search results.

MSSQLTips Articles

Oct 9, 2019 — Igiri, K. "Splitting a SQL Server Table Over Multiple Files." MSSQLTips. Moving tables between filegroups to achieve smaller, more manageable data files.
Apr 17, 2019 — Igiri, K. "Enable SQL Server Agent Mail Profile." MSSQLTips. How to configure a Database Mail profile so SQL Agent can send email notifications.
Feb 13, 2019 — Igiri, K. "View Contents of SQL Server Backup Files Without Restoring." MSSQLTips. Using RESTORE LABELONLY, HEADERONLY, and FILELISTONLY to inspect backup file contents.

Kenneth Igiri is a listed author on MSSQLTips with additional tips in their archive.

YouTube Videos

Nov 8, 2025 — Igiri, K. "Enterprise Architecture | The Four Domains." YouTube. Explains the BDAT framework — Business, Data, Application, and Technology architecture domains.
Nov 14, 2024 — Igiri, K. "Don't Waste Money | Two Kinds of Waste." YouTube. Entrepreneurship lesson on identifying and eliminating the two primary categories of financial waste.
May 9, 2024 — Igiri, K. "Creative Writing | Osimiri, Dawn & the Girls." YouTube. A reading/presentation of original fiction set in Amaiyi, Igbere.
May 8, 2024 — Igiri, K. "Mothers' Day | Your Mom is Super Proud of You." YouTube. A Mother's Day reflection for career professionals and entrepreneurs.

Kenneth Igiri's YouTube channel (UCe1i8uesToBun0UxNj2DTew) covers enterprise architecture, strategy, entrepreneurship, and creative writing. The above are videos confirmed by search results; the channel contains additional content not individually indexed.