Category Archives: Editorial

Coming Out of the Cloud

Posted on April 17, 2023 by way0utwest

Google has launched a version of their AlloyDB that can be installed on-premises. AlloyDB is a PostgreSQL compatible cloud database, a full-managed PaaS service. However, they are giving away a free developer edition and a paid for commercial license that … Continue reading →

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The Loss of Knowledge

Posted on April 14, 2023 by way0utwest

This article has a great opening quote. It says: “We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge”. It’s from John Naisbitt, who wrote the book, Megatrends in 1988. I think this quote can be very apropo in organizations as … Continue reading →

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Big Data Downsides

Posted on April 12, 2023 by way0utwest

Companies often want more data to help them make decisions on how they run their business. There has been this quest to gather and analyze as much data as possible to increase the efficiency of their operations to help reduce … Continue reading →

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A Prompt Engineer

Posted on April 10, 2023 by way0utwest

No, Redgate Software isn’t hiring for SQL Prompt. I’m sure quite a few of you depend on SQL Prompt and would like more engineers working on it. Maybe a few of you would find that an interesting piece of software … Continue reading →

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