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Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech

Posted on November 5, 2025 by way0utwest

Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs and DBA tasks. This post shows how GenAI tech can be helpful to DBAs in finding blocking and removing the offending client. This is part of … Continue reading →

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Data > Hype

Posted on November 5, 2025 by way0utwest

There is a ton of hype now about using GenAI for various tasks, especially for technical workers. There are lots of executives who would like to use AI to reduce their cost of labor, whether that’s getting more out of … Continue reading →

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Back at Small Data SF in 2025

Posted on November 5, 2025 by way0utwest

Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the conference last year and thought it was a great event. Watching people talk about data and how we might look at managing smaller systems, at dealing … Continue reading →

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Republish: Practice Until You Don’t Get It Wrong

Posted on November 3, 2025 by way0utwest

I was in the UK last week and since I was gone for a week, I’ve decided to take a day off with my wife. You get to read Practice Until You Don’t Get It Wrong, which is something I … Continue reading →

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