Monthly Archives: March 2017

Building a Database DevOps Process at the Data Platform Summit 2017

Posted on March 21, 2017 by way0utwest

I’m heading to India this August for the Data Platform Summit 2017. I am honored to have been selected to deliver a pre-conference seminar called “Building a Database DevOps Process”, where I’ll walk through the way in which you can … Continue reading →

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We are All Data Companies

Posted on March 21, 2017 by way0utwest

I have seen more than a few people note that every company is a software company. Or that every company should be a software company because software is becoming so important. I’m not sure that’s true. My mechanic certainly uses … Continue reading →

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Why DevOps? Employee Satisfaction

Posted on March 20, 2017 by way0utwest

DevOps is being embraced by more and more companies, but still a minority of organizations that perform software development. There are plenty of software developers, project managers, and operational staff that are comfortable with their own process, even as they … Continue reading →

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Using Trace Flags

Posted on March 17, 2017 by way0utwest

At SQLServerCentral, we recently published a list of all the trace flags from Konstantin Taranov. It’s a great list, and thanks to Konstantin for compiling it. While I haven’t often used trace flags, there are some that have really helped … Continue reading →

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