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Advice I Like: Focus on what’s important

Posted on June 13, 2025 by way0utwest

Don’t let someone else’s urgency becomes your emergency. In fact, don’t be governed by the urgent of any sort. Focus on the important. The urgent is a tyrant. – from Excellent Advice for Living I try to set my life … Continue reading →

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Modifying a Trigger to Capture More Info: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on June 11, 2025 by way0utwest

I had someone ask me about using triggers to detect changes in their tables. This is a second post looking at triggers, in this case, modifying my trigger to detect more changes and using that information. Another post for me … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #187–Solving Problems

Posted on June 10, 2025 by way0utwest

This month we have a great invite from Joe Fleming, a first time host of T-SQL Tuesday. Joe reached out when I requested some hosts and I’m glad he did. He’s got a great challenge for people and I’ll answer … Continue reading →

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Monday Monitor Tips: Customizing Data Retention

Posted on June 9, 2025 by way0utwest

One of the biggest challenges with monitoring data is managing the volume over time. Lots of bespoke/home-grown solutions don’t do this well, and some commercial products have a gross approach that might not meet your needs. Customers constantly ask me … Continue reading →

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