Category Archives: Editorial

Bare Metal

Posted on July 10, 2023 by way0utwest

At the first job I had as a DBA, I had to build a new server. This was in the days of SQL Server 4.2, and I was combination DBA, sysadmin, and general help desk at a small company. With … Continue reading →

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Planning for a Bad Day

Posted on June 30, 2023 by way0utwest

Are you ready to get a new job? I’m not talking about you deciding you want a new job and working towards that goal, but rather getting surprised by a layoff or termination today. If your boss called you into … Continue reading →

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Securing All Your Connections

Posted on June 28, 2023 by way0utwest

I read an interesting blog from the cyber security team at Microsoft, noting you should use TLS for your SQL Server connections. I would assume most professionals know that using TLS and secure protocols across the network is important. I … Continue reading →

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Concurrency Challenges Around Schema Changes

Posted on June 26, 2023 by way0utwest

I saw a great question on Twitter from Frank Pachot, a developer advocate of Yugabyte. He wrote: Without thinking how your preferred database deals with it, what do you expect if: session 1 starts to reads table T session 2 … Continue reading →

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