Category Archives: Editorial

The Value of Seniority

Posted on October 5, 2022 by way0utwest

There was a short but interesting post on the value of seniority. It’s written from the perspective of someone that gets a new co-worker, but the co-worker is from the future. In fact, it’s the future you. The post is … Continue reading →

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The Growth of IQP

Posted on October 3, 2022 by way0utwest

When Microsoft started to talk about Intelligent Query Processing (IQP) before SQL Server 2017, I wasn’t sure what to think. There was a diagram with 20 things on it, and only 5 were highlighted (you can see that in the … Continue reading →

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How Important is Software?

Posted on October 1, 2022 by way0utwest

I have a mechanical gaming keyboard, not because I’m a gamer, but I did want to tactile, mechanical feel and I like the idea of lights on the keys. I’ve enjoyed the experience, but the software leaves something to be … Continue reading →

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Cloud Databases

Posted on September 30, 2022 by way0utwest

Most of us are used to a database that lives on a server somewhere. It might be in our data center or a VM that exists somewhere, but it’s really an on-premises type of infrastructure. Even if the VM is … Continue reading →

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