Author Archives: way0utwest

Unknown's avatar

About way0utwest

Editor, SQLServerCentral

The North Star for the Year

Posted on January 2, 2026 by way0utwest

It’s the beginning of the year, and some of you likely have today off. But plenty of you are at work, moving slowly through this Friday at the start of the year—handling busywork, catching up on maintenance you’ve let slide, … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged | 1 Comment

Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes

Posted on January 2, 2026 by way0utwest

If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a pyramid scheme – from Excellent Advice for Living For sure. As much as I am optimistic and think the world is amazing, I also know there … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Finding Motivation

Posted on December 31, 2025 by way0utwest

I ran across a tweet (are they still tweets?) on X/Twitter that was titled: how to ruin yourself. It had these items, which seem to be coming from a young person. Either a student or in their first job. Stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged | Leave a comment

Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis

Posted on December 31, 2025 by way0utwest

I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt could help me with some analysis. I was pleasantly surprised by how this went. This post looks at my experience using this to help me write … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment