Monthly Archives: May 2017

More Data Masking Options from The Foundry

Posted on May 9, 2017 by way0utwest

I’ve written about The Foundry before, a research group within Redgate Software. It’s a bit like Microsoft Research, but with a tighter focus on specific database related issues. One of the areas of investigation is data masking, which is becoming … Continue reading →

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DevOps Basics–Getting Started with Git

Posted on May 8, 2017 by way0utwest

Git is taking over the world as a Version Control System (VCS) and it’s actually fairly easy to use. This is a quick post on getting started using git. Git is free and you can get it from: https://git-scm.com/ I … Continue reading →

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Copy-SqlJob, a handy dbatools cmdlet

Posted on May 8, 2017 by way0utwest

I really like the dbatools project. This is a series of PowerShell cmdlets that are built by the community and incredibly useful for migrations between SQL Servers, but also for various administrative actions. I have a short series on these … Continue reading →

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Three Days and a Notebook

Posted on May 8, 2017 by way0utwest

This is a short week of work for me, really just today before heading off to attend Microsoft Build 2017. I’ll spend the rest of the week watching Microsoft show off their latest tools, ideas, technology, and more at the … Continue reading →

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