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T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start writing. I might have written about this before, but it’s a story that sticks with me. It’s a memorable one, and it was quite the outage, one that lasted for weeks. Thanks to Marlon for this invite on unforgettable outages.. T-SQL Tuesday is the monthly blog party, and if you want to participate, feel free to write on a blog, Linked In, or…
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Labor Day 2026: Fun on the Ranch
It’s Labor Day in the US and I’m not working. Not for Redgate, at least. I’m not even traveling today, which is something that happens all too often on holidays. Today I’m going to be working on the ranch, catching up on a few things. I was up in the air last week, trying to replace a pulley. The bolt in this pulley sheared off. Both ends and the nuts were still there, somewhat rusted to the…
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The End of Summer
Growing up, this was the last week of summer for me every year. When I was a child in Virginia Beach, school started the day after Labor Day every year, which is next Monday in the US. This was our last chance to sleep in, enjoy the ocean, and stay out late without commitments. Starting next week we’d be back in school, up early, with homework to do every night. As an adult, the end of summer…
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Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent Advice for Living Whenever we read about the success of someone or something, we often get the impression that someone had a great idea and executed on it. Especially in computing, it can seem like it’s the trajectory of many of the companies we know well. The reality is that a lot of companies have various bad ideas and then discover one working…
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Measuring Productivity
I’ve dealt with a lot of customers with who lately are concerned with the ROI of their teams. Certainly they want a good ROI if they purchase software from Redgate, as do we. Our goal has been to be partners with customers and continue to add value to the products they’ve purchased on a regular basis. We release every week or two, and our Redgate Monitor and Flyway updates reflect this. New functionality, fixes, and previews. I’m…
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