Monthly Archives: August 2016

Data Overload

Posted on August 9, 2016 by way0utwest

Data rich and information poor. I think that describes most of the companies I’ve worked for. It’s a theme in this piece from Forbes, noting that many companies use only a fraction of the data they have to make decisions. … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #81–Sharpening Skills

Posted on August 9, 2016 by way0utwest

This is an interesting month for T-SQL Tuesday. The challenge is from Jason Brimhall to Sharpen Something, and learn something new. However, his challenge isn’t just a simple “learn something.” Instead, he writes: “This month I am asking you to … Continue reading →

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SQL Saturday and the Alamo

Posted on August 8, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ll be traveling this week to SQL Saturday #550 in San Antonio. This is my first time traveling to this part of Texas and I’m looking forward to getting a few minutes to swing by The Alamo and see a … Continue reading →

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Making Complex Table Changes

Posted on August 8, 2016 by way0utwest

Tables are a problem for anyone trying to grow and modify software. Views, stored procedures, functions, all of these objects are easy to modify, but when we start to deal with actual data, where we need to maintain state, we … Continue reading →

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