Monthly Archives: May 2020

Using WAITFOR to Test Slow Code–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on May 27, 2020 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. One thing I needed to do lately was test how a calling program would respond to slow code. I … Continue reading →

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Jumping Air Gaps

Posted on May 27, 2020 by way0utwest

  There are all sorts of viruses, worms, and malware out in the world, and some of us have had to deal with them at different points in our career. SQL Slammer was particularly memorable for me, but there were … Continue reading →

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Daily Coping 27 May 2020

Posted on May 27, 2020 by way0utwest

I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, 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 … Continue reading →

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Enriching Your Life

Posted on May 26, 2020 by way0utwest

As I was looking to build career goals for the new year, I think mostly about technical topics. That makes sense, given my focus and job, but I ran across an interesting thread on Hacker News that asked about skills … Continue reading →

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