Monthly Archives: December 2023

The Stagnant Career

Posted on December 6, 2023 by way0utwest

Do you feel stagnant in your career? Or maybe the better question is do you care if you feel stagnant in your career? You might need to define what that means to you, as what might feel stagnant to one … Continue reading →

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Removing a PowerShell Array Element–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on December 4, 2023 by way0utwest

I saw an article on this and realized I had no idea how to do this, so I decided to practice a bit. I don’t work with PoSh arrays a lot, but with more and more DevOps work needing complex … Continue reading →

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Be Careful with Missing Index Requests

Posted on December 4, 2023 by way0utwest

One of the things that has been interesting to watch over time is how the SQL Server platform has expanded the amount of information that we get back about the performance of the query optimizer and query processor. While it’s … Continue reading →

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Using ThinOptics to Read Data

Posted on December 1, 2023 by way0utwest

As I’ve aged, I find myself struggling to read many things in my life. It started with difficulties seeing menus, but moved on to other areas. During the pandemic, I was coaching kids and taking stats. I realized at one … Continue reading →

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