Monthly Archives: February 2012

Use Your Tools

Posted on February 15, 2012 by way0utwest

Someone asked me recently if I’ve ever exported a table using SQL Packager, a tool from my employer, Red Gate Software. I hadn’t, and in fact, hadn’t ever even opened the tool. So I started it up and exported a table. … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #027 – The Big Data Valentine’s Edition

Posted on February 14, 2012 by way0utwest

It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again, and I’m honored to be able to host the party for February 2012. This is my second time hosting, with the first being #013. T-SQL Tuesday is the brainchild of Adam Machanic, who hosted the … Continue reading →

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Do You Need a Coach?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by way0utwest

Most of us reach a point in our careers where we think we can tackle most of the challenges we face ourselves. We may ask questions, we may need to read, study, practice, or more, but we tend to have … Continue reading →

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Anonymous Research

Posted on February 13, 2012 by way0utwest

It’s no secret that anonomizing data doesn’t always work well. We have heard about this when Netflix released their data for people to build algorithms with. Some people were identified based on the data released being correlated with other data the people had entered on the … Continue reading →

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