Monthly Archives: March 2024

The Cloud Database Cost Analysis

Posted on March 27, 2024 by way0utwest

There is a skill that I think DBAs and sysadmins will need to develop: cloud cost analysis. I’ve thought this was important for quite a few years, and I’ve been (unsuccessfully) lobbying for cost information to be gathered and analyzed … Continue reading →

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Apr 9 Webinar: Accelerating Success: De-risking and Streamlining Releases with Flyway Enterprise

Posted on March 26, 2024 by way0utwest

UPDATE: This moved to Apr 9 Join me Tuesday, Apr 9 for a webinar, 10:00am CDT. You can register here and then come watch live with questions or get the recording. In this webinar, we’ll look at how the Flyway … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 100 SQL Server Mistakes

Posted on March 25, 2024 by way0utwest

I was approached by Manning Publications and asked to review 100 SQL Server Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. They gave me a free copy of the book (and offered a second one as well), but didn’t put any conditions … Continue reading →

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Another View of DevOps

Posted on March 25, 2024 by way0utwest

Chocolatey Solutions Engineer Stephen Valdinger said, “DevOps isn’t something you do, but rather, it’s a way of doing things. What works for us here, may not work for you there, so you adjust.” He then went on to say that … Continue reading →

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