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Tracking Table Sizes

Posted on March 7, 2025 by way0utwest

Managing a production database can be a challenge for many reasons. However storage growth has been one I see often as causing issues. From full logs to filled disks, it seems that we can struggle with dynamic workloads where we … Continue reading →

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A New Word: Waldosia

Posted on March 7, 2025 by way0utwest

waldosia– n.  a condition in which you keep scanning faces in a crowd looking for a specific person who would have no reason to be there, as if your brain is checking to see whether they’re still in your life, … Continue reading →

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A Couple Quick GENERATE_SERIES Tests

Posted on March 5, 2025 by way0utwest

I had someone reach out about generate_series() recently, saying they hadn’t realized this was a new feature in SQL Server 2022. They were wondering if it was better than using a tally table. I didn’t want to do an exhaustive … Continue reading →

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The Job Outlook for Database Professionals

Posted on March 5, 2025 by way0utwest

This is a strange time for many technology professionals and their employment. It seems many organizations have open positions and are struggling to fill those slots with qualified candidates (one look at this). At the same time, many other organizations … Continue reading →

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