Monthly Archives: October 2012

Thirteen Years Old

Posted on October 16, 2012 by way0utwest

A very cool shot of our company at 13. I first heard of Red Gate back in 2001 and they were our first advertising customer at SQLServerCentral. A few years ago they bought the company and I now work for … Continue reading →

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I’m Not a Rock Star

Posted on October 16, 2012 by way0utwest

I used to play in a band in high school. I stood in front of crowds in bars and restaurants, dreaming of being a Rock Star. It never happened, and I’m not sure any of us had that much musical … Continue reading →

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(Mis)Using DBCC Page

Posted on October 15, 2012 by way0utwest

In one of my presentations recently I was recommending DBCC CHECKDB on every database every day. I realize that isn’t always possible or practical, so I noted that if you don’t have resources on your production server, or enough spare … Continue reading →

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Questioning the Interviewer

Posted on October 15, 2012 by way0utwest

When you are in a job interview, it’s almost inevitable that near the end the interviewer will ask you what questions you have. As noted in this post, a large number of people have no questions. It’s certainly possible that the … Continue reading →

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