Monthly Archives: September 2017

Cookie Consent

Posted on September 25, 2017 by way0utwest

More of an FYI, but the EU Cookie Consent law goes into effect on Oct 1. Maybe this matters to you, maybe not. In my case, I may be in limbo as I work for a UK company even though … Continue reading →

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A SQL Server Bug and Data Security

Posted on September 23, 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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How Mature are you in Database DevOps?

Posted on September 22, 2017 by way0utwest

I remember seeing the Carnegie Mellon Software Capability  Maturity Model (CMM) when I was in university. It was fascinating, and I was sure this was the way to write software. Across many jobs and many years, I realized that few … Continue reading →

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Help from Cortana

Posted on September 22, 2017 by way0utwest

I’ve been reading about and watching some of the experiments that people are conducting with Cortana and other types of devices. I’m not quite sure what I think, though I would like to experiment with Cortana at some point and see how … Continue reading →

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