Monthly Archives: October 2017

DevOps Basics – Ignoring Files in Git

Posted on October 30, 2017 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This is also a part of a basic series on git and how to use it. One of the … Continue reading →

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Prepping for Summit 2017

Posted on October 27, 2017 by way0utwest

It’s about time for the PASS 2017 Summit. The event essentially starts on Monday with pre-cons and the unofficial networking dinner. Be sure you RSVP and come to the dinner if you don’t have plans. The official event is Many … Continue reading →

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Physical or Virtual Storage

Posted on October 27, 2017 by way0utwest

When I started working with SQL Server, every server had what we’d call das-dee, or DASD (Direct Attached Storage Devices). These were hard drives inside the same physical case as the rest of the Windows computer. I’ve added lots of … Continue reading →

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Unstructured Data

Posted on October 26, 2017 by way0utwest

Is unstructured data a bad term? I saw some data professionals complaining about this, saying all data is structured. That’s usually true. A CSV, even a ragged one has structure. XML and JSON have structure, even if it might vary … Continue reading →

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