Monthly Archives: June 2015

Architecture for Auditing

Posted on June 4, 2015 by way0utwest

In the analog world, when we need to provide an auditing system for checking on physical activity, we usually separate out the roles of people that might record or track activity from those that perform activities. The better separation we … Continue reading →

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FORMATing Dates

Posted on June 3, 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. FORMAT is a function that was introduced in SQL Server 2012. It is designed to … Continue reading →

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What Not To Say

Posted on June 3, 2015 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Jan 26, 2011. It is being re-run as Steve is out of town. This article on 8 things your boss doesn’t want to hear made me smile. There are a few phrases listed that I would … Continue reading →

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Finding Production Drift

Posted on June 2, 2015 by way0utwest

A few years ago when I started delivering presentations about automating database delivery with Grant Fritchey, I was surprised by something. We were rehearsing a talk and Grant mentioned that there were really only two places where we knew the … Continue reading →

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