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Creating vs. Maintaining

Posted on January 29, 2025 by way0utwest

If your job as a developer or DBA has been like mine, it’s a constant stream of requests to change something, often without enough information and short deadlines that create a bit of stress. There’s always more work to be … Continue reading →

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A Quick Test Data Manager Eval with My Database Backup

Posted on January 29, 2025 by way0utwest

I wrote about getting the Redgate Test Data Manager set up in 10 minutes before, and it was a great post. In that one, the sample database Northwind was created and used. However, Alex Yates has modified the scripts to … Continue reading →

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Get a PAT in Azure DevOps

Posted on January 27, 2025 by way0utwest

I have a presentation recently on Continuous Integration Using Local Agents in Azure DevOps and one of the things I do in there is get a PAT for Azure DevOps to use in configuring an agent. This post shows how … Continue reading →

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The Local OLLAMA Gui

Posted on January 27, 2025 by way0utwest

I ran a small ollama model in a container and have been doing some experiments. One of the things I wanted to do was get a GUI so I wasn’t always running docker to connect (with –it) or writing code … Continue reading →

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