Monthly Archives: September 2015

Remember the N

Posted on September 14, 2015 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I saw a post recently from someone that was having trouble with Chinese characters being inserted into a SQL … Continue reading →

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The History of the VCS

Posted on September 14, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve been looking for ways to convince more DBAs to use a version control system for their code. I realize that many of you have gotten along without them for years, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. A … Continue reading →

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Argenis and Ryan

Posted on September 11, 2015 by way0utwest

It’s the time of the year when PASS holds its annual elections for the board of directors. This year we have four candidates for 3 slots: Jennifer Stirrup, Tim Ford, Argenis Fernandez and Ryan Adams. Jennifer and Tim have been … Continue reading →

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ER Modeling

Posted on September 11, 2015 by way0utwest

I saw someone recently note that an Entity-Relationship model is important for your database development project. That UML is important, and the model should be actively maintained. I agree. However, I’ve usually not seen this done. Typically when I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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