Monthly Archives: March 2020

Updating Certifications

Posted on March 13, 2020 by way0utwest

When I first started my career, certifications were hot. I worked on the Netware CNE and Microsoft MCSE certs. Nearly 30 years ago these certifications were controversial as plenty of awardees weren’t competent at their jobs in the real world. … Continue reading →

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Why Containers?

Posted on March 11, 2020 by way0utwest

I’ve been looking at and dabbling with containers for some time. I got more interested a few years ago as I saw the changes that Microsoft made to ensure container support for SQL Server, especially with the introduction of the … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #124–Query Store in Action

Posted on March 10, 2020 by way0utwest

Today is T-SQL Tuesday #124 and I’m dropping a quick post as I’ve had lots of other stuff to do since returning from my sabbatical. Tracy Boggiano is the host this time and she asks about Query  Store. A Quick … Continue reading →

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Data Modeling in a New World

Posted on March 10, 2020 by way0utwest

The world is changing in some fundamental ways as we recognize and deal with some of the social changes that are occurring regularly. We have had new countries appear and old ones disappear in my lifetime. Borders are redrawn and … Continue reading →

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