Monthly Archives: June 2018

SQL Server Tuning Skills

Posted on June 6, 2018 by way0utwest

Performance tuning a SQL Server instance, database, or even query is a skill that most of us could improve. In fact, I see that the query performance presentations are often the most popular learning items at any event. I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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The Journey to DevOps

Posted on June 5, 2018 by way0utwest

Netflix is one of those companies that I find amazing. I was an early subscriber to their mail DVD service, and thought it was amazing how they processed both orders and physical objects with technology. As they pivoted to streaming, I … Continue reading →

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Prepping for Mastering Index Tuning with Brent Ozar Unlimited

Posted on June 5, 2018 by way0utwest

I got the chance to sign up for a few courses from the Brent Ozar Unlimited team and took it. I struggle to find time for training, between work commitments, travel, and family time, it’s hard to fit in a … Continue reading →

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A Broken Linux VM

Posted on June 4, 2018 by way0utwest

I have no idea if this is the best thing, but I went to boot up a Linux VM today and got this: My Linux skills are rusty, but this looks like a disk error. I rebooted and found this: … Continue reading →

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