Monthly Archives: January 2015

Downloading SQL Saturday data

Posted on January 26, 2015 by way0utwest

I wanted to find out how many SQL Saturday’s I’d spoken at and how I ranked with others. I got a spreadsheet from Kendal Van Dyke at one point, but it was quickly out of date. However Kendal mentioned that … Continue reading →

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Deploy the Database First

Posted on January 26, 2015 by way0utwest

One of the patterns I’ve seen in some environments is people are trying to deploy changes rapidly to their database backed applications. That’s not news, but what is interesting is some of them are staging the deployment of the database … Continue reading →

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Which Problem Are You Solving?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by way0utwest

One of the problems I’ve seen for years in computing is people seeing the forest or the trees. Not that either is good or bad, but far too often I’ve run across people that only see one of these, meaning … Continue reading →

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Saying No – Feb 28 and Mar 28

Posted on January 23, 2015 by way0utwest

I hate skipping events. If I could, I’d go to all SQL Saturdays each year, but I can’t make them all, and I can’t travel every weekend. I can’t really travel two weeks in a row as it puts stress … Continue reading →

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