Monthly Archives: June 2016

It’s 2016 RLS for T-SQL Tuesday #79

Posted on June 14, 2016 by way0utwest

It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again. I missed last month, being busy with travel, though I should go ahead and write that post. Maybe that will be next week’s task. In this case, Michael J Swart is hosting this month’s blog … Continue reading →

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We Manage Algorithms

Posted on June 14, 2016 by way0utwest

“Every business is an algorithmic business.” That was a phrase that Microsoft’s Joseph Sirosh used in a keynote at SQL Nexus, talking about the future of software and data. Rather than managing data, many of us will move to manage algorithms, … Continue reading →

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The Penalty for a Data Breach

Posted on June 13, 2016 by way0utwest

Many of us that work with data are somewhat insulated from the effects of a data breach. Each of us is responsible for writing software, managing the database platform, perhaps even in charge of configuring security. However, in the event … Continue reading →

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Learning Azure Data Platform

Posted on June 13, 2016 by way0utwest

One of the issues I’ve seen with Azure is that is changes rapidly. It’s cool in that new things get added and problems get addressed. There’s also a buzz with learning and working with Azure from many people, including lots … Continue reading →

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