Monthly Archives: June 2015

The Company Meeting

Posted on June 16, 2015 by way0utwest

I’m leaving today for a trip to Cambridge, UK. I do this 2-3 times a year, but this one is a little different. I’m being joined by most of my American colleagues at Redgate, all of whom are being flown … Continue reading →

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See Two Queries at Once in SSMS

Posted on June 15, 2015 by way0utwest

I’m writing this post as a way to help motivate the #SQLNewBloggers out there. Read the bottom for a few notes on structuring a post. One of the things that I’ve struggled with a bit in SSMS is sometimes comparing … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Refactoring

Posted on June 15, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve listened to, and been a part of, no shortage of arguments about the technical merits of a particular programming solution. I’ve seen two (or more) developers argue about the way to solve a particular problem for hours, even days … Continue reading →

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The Challenges of Space

Posted on June 13, 2015 by way0utwest

It wasn’t that long ago in my career when a survey showed the vast majority of SQL Server databases were < 10GB in size. These days I’m sure the average has risen as there are some very, very large SQL … Continue reading →

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