Daily Archives: May 12, 2016

SQL Nexus

Posted on May 12, 2016 by way0utwest

I was lucky enough to be accepted to speak at SQL Nexus in Copenhagen and I attended the event a few weeks ago. This is the new Nordic SQL conference that seems to be replacing the SQL Rally. I’d never … Continue reading →

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Testing T-SQL Made Easy

Posted on May 12, 2016 by way0utwest

Abstract: Everyone tests that code, but most people run a query, execute a procedure and run another query. This ad hoc, non-repeatable testing isn’t reliable, and encourages regression bugs. In this session you will learn how to begin introducing testing … Continue reading →

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Back Home, Despite a Scare

Posted on May 12, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ve spent the last 11 days traveling in Europe, returning home late yesterday. It wasn’t a holiday or even corporate boondoggle as this was 3 cities, 2 events at which I spoke, travel in planes, trains, and automobiles, a minor … Continue reading →

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Solving Tempdb Issues

Posted on May 12, 2016 by way0utwest

While reading Remus Rusanu’s piece on SQL Server 2016 development, there was an item that struck me. There’s a part of the piece where he notes that an engineer at Microsoft realized that there was a tempdb issue with Azure … Continue reading →

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