Monthly Archives: January 2018

Are You Patched?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by way0utwest

It’s been a few weeks since the Spectre/Meltdown bugs were announced for most CPUs. Microsoft has been working hard to build patches, and they’ve provided fixes for Windows and SQL Server. Other manufacturers have released fixes for other platforms, though … Continue reading →

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tSQLt tests for Day 5 Advent of Code 2017

Posted on January 24, 2018 by way0utwest

This is day 5 of the Advent of Code 2017. If you want to read about the puzzles, start with Day 1. As I worked through the puzzles, I decided that I should be testing using their test sets and … Continue reading →

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Innovation Needs Information

Posted on January 22, 2018 by way0utwest

We are great about sharing knowledge in the technical community. I think the SQL Server community is even better than most technologies as we do a good job of doing so without the rude RTFM that I find in other … Continue reading →

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SQL in the City is coming Feb 28

Posted on January 22, 2018 by way0utwest

The next edition of the SQL in the City broadcast is coming Feb 28, and I’m planning travel now to head back to the UK for the event. The schedule is up on the Redgate Hub Livestream page. This edition … Continue reading →

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