Monthly Archives: November 2013

The Powershell Challenge

Posted on November 7, 2013 by way0utwest

I’ve been wanting to do more with Powershell (PoSh). I’ve seen Allen White present on it for years, and I’ve dabbled in various ways, using it to handle small tasks. However I haven’t really committed to learning a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Transactionally Consistent

Posted on November 6, 2013 by way0utwest

What does this mean? I had someone ask me in a session recently, and I think I have a good explanation, but I thought this was worth a blog. Transactionally Consistent means that there is a snapshot of the database … Continue reading →

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Project Hekaton

Posted on November 6, 2013 by way0utwest

If you haven’t heard about Hekaton by now, you should think about reading up on it. There’s some information from TechNet, a keynote video, and more. Despite the ranting from Oracle’s Bob Evans in 2012 that this was “vaporware”, it’s coming in SQL Server … Continue reading →

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Learn about Encryption at SQL Saturday #265

Posted on November 5, 2013 by way0utwest

You can learn about encryption at SQL Satuday #265 is Portland, Oregon in a couple weeks. I’ll be heading out to the event on November 16, 2013, my first visit to Portland in 15 years.  In addition to my session … Continue reading →

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