Monthly Archives: September 2015

Big Data Problems

Posted on September 10, 2015 by way0utwest

Nate Silver is a “data guy.” He has made a career of analyzing data, and doing it well. His site, FiveThirtyEight, has become very popular in the last few years after some of their political predictions were surprisingly accurate. Now the … Continue reading →

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Share Your Passion at Summit ‘15

Posted on September 10, 2015 by way0utwest

Every Monday night on the week of the PASS Summit. Andy Warren and I host a networking dinner. This year we’re at the Yard House, and we’d love for you to come by if you don’t have plans Monday night. … Continue reading →

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Working with People

Posted on September 9, 2015 by way0utwest

Many DBAs have gotten the reputation of being difficult to work with. I think some of this is based on the impedance mismatch between developers and DBAs that seems to cause issues in many organizations. Many developers want their changes to be … Continue reading →

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Custom Column in SQL Data Generator

Posted on September 9, 2015 by way0utwest

This is a series on SQL Data Generator, covering some interesting scenarios I’ve run into. If you’ve never tried it, SQL Data Generator is a part of the SQL Toolbelt. Give it a try today with an evaluation today. One … Continue reading →

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