Monthly Archives: May 2016

Half Baked Features

Posted on May 17, 2016 by way0utwest

I gave a talk recently on some of the data protection features being added in SQL Server 2016, along with a few that have been available for some time. I think the talk went well, but I point out lots … Continue reading →

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Software Maturity with Release Management

Posted on May 16, 2016 by way0utwest

For most of my career, releasing new versions of software that I or others had written consisted of manually running scripts or copying files, maybe using an installer once in awhile, but that was rare. In many cases, the process … Continue reading →

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The Proliferation of Roles

Posted on May 13, 2016 by way0utwest

The best practice guidance for SQL Server security is to use roles for permissions, instead of granting rights to users. I’ve always followed this guidance in my career. I’ve learned that if one person needs access, sooner or later someone … Continue reading →

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The New Global Dashboard

Posted on May 13, 2016 by way0utwest

Redgate recently released SQL Monitor 5.2, which is the latest upgrade to our monitoring/alerting/troubleshooting product for DBAs. This was the big change that the team has spent a lot of time developing and refining. It’s been available for a few … Continue reading →

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