Monthly Archives: January 2017

Delaying Patches is Problematic

Posted on January 17, 2017 by way0utwest

I was listening to a DevOps podcast from Josh Corman, of Rugged Software. Rugged Software aims to improve security by asking developers and sysadmins to adhere to their manifesto, which recognizes both the importance of software in the modern world, … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Extending DevOps Practices to SQL Server Databases with Redgate

Posted on January 16, 2017 by way0utwest

I’m hosting a  new webinar on the DLM tools from Redgate Software and database DevOps. Tomorrow, Tues, Jan 17, at noon EST, Arneh Eskandari, a great sales engineer, will be demoing the tools and techniques to deploy changes. You can … Continue reading →

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The Top 20 SQL Toolbelt Tips

Posted on January 16, 2017 by way0utwest

Redgate produces some great software, and I’m glad that I get to use all of them as a developer and DBA. I use many of the tools each week, some daily, but I constantly find that there are plenty of … Continue reading →

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Writing the Correct Query is Important

Posted on January 16, 2017 by way0utwest

There’s a saying in the data world: garbage in, garbage out. We use that when we can’t get good information from our database because the data we’ve stored isn’t as useful as we would like. That’s a problem, and it’s … Continue reading →

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