Monthly Archives: April 2014

Vote for me at SQLBits

Posted on April 9, 2014 by way0utwest

SQL Bits XII is coming this July to Telford in the UK and voting is underway for sessions. I’ve submitted a few and am hoping to get accepted to go back. You can help. You can log into the site … Continue reading →

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Problems with Big Data

Posted on April 9, 2014 by way0utwest

Big Data is constantly in the news. We’ve been asked at SQLserverCentral to try and develop some articles, perhaps even a stairway to explain what Big Data is and how we might use it. I’m still trying to grasp the … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #53–Why So Serious?

Posted on April 8, 2014 by way0utwest

It’s an interesting topic this month for T-SQL Tuesday #53. When I read Matt Velic’s invitation, I became intrigued. I like jokes. I like messing with people, and I was thinking about the recent April Fool’s jokes I’d written and … Continue reading →

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Lobbying for Change

Posted on April 8, 2014 by way0utwest

I ran across a note recently on Twitter from Adam Machanic. He wrote:  Just spent most of the day working through a subtle PK issue – 1 bad row out of 18M. Would have killed for this. The item in question … Continue reading →

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