Monthly Archives: September 2025

Sparse Columns Can Use More Space: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on September 10, 2025 by way0utwest

I saw this as a question submitted at SQL Server Central, and wasn’t sure it was correct, but when I checked, I was surprised. If you choose to designate columns as sparse, but you have a lot of data, you … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #190–Mastering a New Technical Skill

Posted on September 9, 2025 by way0utwest

It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this time Todd Kleinhans has a great invitation that is near and dear to my heart: mastering a new or existing technical skill. That’s been a lot of what I try to inspire … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with the MSSQL AI Agent in VS Code

Posted on September 8, 2025 by way0utwest

Recently I was working in VS Code and I saw a walkthrough for the new Copilot chat features. I decided to give those a try in trying to get some information from my SQL Server instance. This post walks through … Continue reading →

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Requiring Technical Debt Payments

Posted on September 7, 2025 by way0utwest

I was working with a customer recently that is trying to improve their processes. This was a large company, over 100,000 employees, though most of them aren’t in the technology area. However, across many divisions and groups, there are a … Continue reading →

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