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Being Mindful of Design Time

Posted on November 14, 2025 by way0utwest

Over the last few years, I’ve worked a lot with various customers on finding better ways to build database software, often using the principles of DevOps to drive the change. A lot of managers and leads want to see a … Continue reading →

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Advice I Like: Failure

Posted on November 14, 2025 by way0utwest

If it fails where you thought it would fail that is not a failure. – from Excellent Advice for Living This is a great quote, especially for those of us working in computer systems. We often design things like HA … Continue reading →

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Internal Staff Growth

Posted on November 12, 2025 by way0utwest

Imagine that you are about to tackle a new project that will take more than a year. This might be a new system, perhaps a cloud migration, or maybe it’s rewriting something that doesn’t work well. You don’t have enough … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2025 RegEx and AI

Posted on November 12, 2025 by way0utwest

One of the language changes in SQL Server 2025 that I’ve seen a lot of people mention is the addition of RegEx functions to T-SQL. I decided to take a few minutes and try to examine how this feature works, … Continue reading →

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