Monthly Archives: September 2017

Getting a New R Package–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on September 27, 2017 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I was trying to test an R script the other day and got this: > library(randomForest) Error in library(randomForest) … Continue reading →

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SQL Clone, Redgate Licensing, and Cookies

Posted on September 26, 2017 by way0utwest

SQL Clone is amazing, and it can really save time and disk space for many organizations. I’ve got a series posted here on various little things I’ve learned about the product. There are also a number of articles on the … Continue reading →

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The Problems with Gods

Posted on September 26, 2017 by way0utwest

When I was learning how to work with computers early in life, I ran across various documentation and writings that would liken the root account to being a god on the system. Over the years, I’ve seen other articles that … Continue reading →

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A SQL Server Bug and Data Security

Posted on September 25, 2017 by way0utwest

This week I saw a post from Microsoft Tiger Team on the issues with backup compression and TDE databases. Apparently when they added compression, they didn’t test a few edge cases. Or a few regular cases, like WITH INIT. There … Continue reading →

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