Monthly Archives: April 2020

More Time to Certify

Posted on April 8, 2020 by way0utwest

With all of the shutdowns and quarantines with the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft has extended their deadline to finish the MCSA, MCSD, and MCSE certfifications. Previously old certification exams were due to expire on June 30, 2020. You had until then … Continue reading →

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Encryption Libraries

Posted on April 7, 2020 by way0utwest

One of the ways we work to implement better security is through the use of encryption. I remember the early days of PGP, VPNs adding end to end encryption, IPSec becoming available, and more. I was excited to see column … Continue reading →

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Daily Coping 7 Apr 2020

Posted on April 7, 2020 by way0utwest

I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. Today’s tip is to rediscover your favourite music that … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday Live–7 Apr 2020

Posted on April 6, 2020 by way0utwest

Last week went a little crazy, and I learned something: don’t post a Zoom link on Twitter. My apologies to anyone that wanted to join and had things go sideways. It took me about five minutes to mute everyone and … Continue reading →

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