Monthly Archives: June 2015

The Rename Game

Posted on June 12, 2015 by way0utwest

As I’ve been talking about database development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment, I keep hearing complaints and concerns about the problems that occur when we make database changes. In particular, I often hear about breaking changes made to databases, that … Continue reading →

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Using the DAC with SSMS

Posted on June 11, 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. While troubleshooting another issue, I needed to connect to SQL Server with the DAC. I … Continue reading →

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Practical Hekaton

Posted on June 11, 2015 by way0utwest

I got into a debate recently with someone about the In-Memory OLTP tables (formerly Hekaton) feature that was released with SQL Server 2014. This person asked if anyone was actually using the technology, given all the limitations that were placed … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Windows 10

Posted on June 10, 2015 by way0utwest

This was strange. I noticed a new icon in the taskbar today. When I hovered over it, I saw this: I downloaded the Windows 10 beta in a VM, but not here. However apparently some update added this. If I … Continue reading →

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