Monthly Archives: December 2017

Testing a Birthday Month Query

Posted on December 4, 2017 by way0utwest

I ran across a post from a tester, wondering  how to write a query for birthday months. This makes sense, as I’m sure some businesses want to notify or track customers that have birthdays this month and give them something. … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Bug

Posted on December 4, 2017 by way0utwest

It’s not really a big deal for me, despite the fact that I travel to Europe in a few days for two weeks. At least, I’m fairly confident this won’t be an issue for me. A few of my fellow #sqlfamily might … Continue reading →

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Not Useless Features

Posted on December 1, 2017 by way0utwest

Some time ago I noticed Adam Machanic had written a post titled The SQL Hall of Shame. In it, Adam notes there are features that Microsoft will introduce in SQL Server and then let die. These are the useless features that … Continue reading →

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Automating SQL Clone Creation with PoSh

Posted on December 1, 2017 by way0utwest

I think SQL Clone is one of the game changing products from Redgate. This product really fits into a DevOps mindset, allowing me to quickly and easily build (and rebuild) a dev database. While the agent web pages make this … Continue reading →

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