Monthly Archives: February 2018

Production Scripts

Posted on February 12, 2018 by way0utwest

One of the most useful parts of SQL Server is the SQL Agent scheduler. Over the years I’ve used this subsystem to automate work and ease the administrative burden of running a SQL Server instance. At times I’ve even used … Continue reading →

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What to Read in 2018

Posted on February 9, 2018 by way0utwest

Last week I was looking for Database Weekly links and ran across Gail Shaw’s list of books from 2017. It’s an interesting list of fiction, and I might pick up a few this year if I run out of ideas. This … Continue reading →

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Moving Lookup Data with ReadyRoll

Posted on February 8, 2018 by way0utwest

I’ve been using ReadyRoll for a small project and wanted to move some lookup data. There are some tables where I want to keep data in sync across environments, so if my build and release pipeline can do this, great. … Continue reading →

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The Learning Choice

Posted on February 8, 2018 by way0utwest

I advocate learning constantly for those of us in technology. This might be especially important for data professionals as we are at the nexus of so muc activity these days. Data is important, our systems are under scrutiny for security, … Continue reading →

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