Monthly Archives: June 2016

Updates During Outages

Posted on June 20, 2016 by way0utwest

Slack went down on June 10, 2016. I noticed, which is funny, since I don’t necessarily use the tool every day. I tend to still communicate with email, but more and more people like using Slack at Redgate, so I … Continue reading →

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Triple Check Your Restores

Posted on June 18, 2016 by way0utwest

I used to work at a nuclear power plant. Not really in the plant, but as a network administrator in the building next door to the plant. Probably a good thing since I struggled to get to work on time … Continue reading →

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The RGE

Posted on June 17, 2016 by way0utwest

I first heard this little acronym from Grant Fritchey (b | t). He used it when talking about backups and restores, and I like it. However I realize that I’ve never actually noted what it is, so a short blog … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2016 is Just Faster

Posted on June 17, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ve enjoyed the series of posts from Microsoft on the ways in which SQL Server 2016 was improved and is faster. Some of these posts show improvement without any change in your code. Some showcase features that might require change, … Continue reading →

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