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Deleting a Database

Posted on May 12, 2025 by way0utwest

Who among us has deleted a production database? I’d hope it’s very few of you that have done this in your career. I’m sure a few of you have deleted (or truncated or updated all rows for) a table in … Continue reading →

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SQL Server Engineering in Austin

Posted on May 12, 2025 by way0utwest

I was lucky enough to attend SQL Saturday Austin 2025 a little over a week ago in conjunction with some work at the Redgate office. The opening keynote at the event was given by Conor Cunningham, who is an architect … Continue reading →

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Database DevOps Recommendations

Posted on May 9, 2025 by way0utwest

The DORA organization is constantly researching how to better produce software at any organization. This is similar to work done by Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute many years ago. Both groups are trying to determine what things help engineers work … Continue reading →

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A New Word: Lookaback

Posted on May 9, 2025 by way0utwest

lookaback– n.  the chock of meeting back up with someone and learning that your mental image of them had fallen wildly out of date – having grown up or gotten old, fallen apart, or pulled themselves together – which shakes … Continue reading →

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