Monthly Archives: May 2015

T-SQL Tuesday #66 – Monitoring SQL Server

Posted on May 12, 2015 by way0utwest

This is a T-SQL Tuesday that not only makes me smile, but makes my boss happy. In fact, I’m sure that quite a few people at Redgate Software, my employer, are thrilled with this topic since we have a product … Continue reading →

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Opening Up Data

Posted on May 12, 2015 by way0utwest

Tim O’Reilly has been an advocate of open data access and standards for some time, especially from governments. He’s pushed for more interoperability and certainly more accessability from all sorts of groups. He gave an interview earlier this year to LinuxVoice where … Continue reading →

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The Service Pack Fiasco

Posted on May 11, 2015 by way0utwest

I remember getting a Service Pack years ago that caused a blue screen of death on Windows 2000 servers when it was installed. In fact, a quick search shows that quite a few operating systems (and SQL Server 2005) have had issues … Continue reading →

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A Week to SQL Saturday #393 – Redmond

Posted on May 8, 2015 by way0utwest

Only my second SQL Saturday of the year (wow), but SQL Saturday #393 is next week in Redmond, WA. This is my first time at a SQL Saturday in Washington, though I’ve been to the area many times. I’m looking … Continue reading →

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