Monthly Archives: April 2025

Index Maintenance Can Change NORECOMPUTE Settings

Posted on April 30, 2025 by way0utwest

I had a customer recently ask about a change in one of their constraints on production, where a new option appeared when they went to deploy some changes from QA. They asked how this could happen, and I’ll show how … Continue reading →

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Interview Tips

Posted on April 30, 2025 by way0utwest

When is the last time you interviewed for a new position? It could have been at a new company, or maybe you had an interview was for a different position inside your existing company. Perhaps you needed to talk to … Continue reading →

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Speaking at SQL Saturday Austin 2025

Posted on April 29, 2025 by way0utwest

SQL Saturday Austin 2025 is in just a few days. I am honored to be speaking there, and glad to be going back. I’ve missed a number of the Austin events with schedule conflicts, but things worked out well this … Continue reading →

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Updating SSMS is Easy (w/ v21)

Posted on April 28, 2025 by way0utwest

I’ve been using the SSMS preview for v21. This is the next evolution of SSMS, where the VS shell is finally being updated. For many of us, SSMS has been using an old version of the Visual Studio shell as … Continue reading →

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