Monthly Archives: March 2017

Create a DACPAC to Move Databases–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on March 8, 2017 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. In my last post, I talked about what a DACPAC was. Now let’s create one. This turns out to … Continue reading →

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The Migration Checklist

Posted on March 8, 2017 by way0utwest

One of the things I always recommend is that when you upgrade a SQL Server instance, you perform a side by side migration to a new host instead of an in-place upgrade. My main concern is risk. While the upgrade … Continue reading →

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Actionable Metrics

Posted on March 7, 2017 by way0utwest

One of the tenets of Devops is that we learn from the feedback we get from our system. This means that we actually need to include some instrumentation in our application as well as a way to gather, store and … Continue reading →

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The $650 SQL Saturday

Posted on March 7, 2017 by way0utwest

SQL Saturday #596 – Denver BI Edition was held on Feb 25, 2017. In keeping with my idea for a slimmer SQL Saturday, we ran this event for a total of $650. It’s not quite the $500 that Andy Warren … Continue reading →

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