Monthly Archives: February 2015

Making Plans

Posted on February 24, 2015 by way0utwest

I write regularly about career topics, hoping that I can help many of you think about your career more, learn more, and move in a direction that’s important to you. I’ve had a great career, one I’ve enjoyed most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged | Comments Off on Making Plans

Missing Full Text Extensions in Express

Posted on February 23, 2015 by way0utwest

I was tasked recently with removing the full text indexes in Adventureworks for a demo. The full text indexes were causing a few extra items to appear in a SQL Compare demo and weren’t needed. The individual that had set … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Missing Full Text Extensions in Express

Where Do You End Up as a DBA?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by way0utwest

I saw this question pop up on the forums: Where do senior DBAs land finally? It’s an interesting question, and for people that are searching for the next challenge, I would guess that they’re interested in an answer. Here’s what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged , | Comments Off on Where Do You End Up as a DBA?

Powershell Quick Parameters for Scripts

Posted on February 19, 2015 by way0utwest

I was working on a script recently to manage a particular process and wanted to make it generic by allowing the user to pass in a parameter. I have seen lots of examples, especially those that work with SQL Servers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , | Comments Off on Powershell Quick Parameters for Scripts