Category Archives: Editorial

The Case for Patching

Posted on August 20, 2022 by way0utwest

Recently I was testing a feature in SQL Server on 2017 and 2019. There was supposed to be an improvement across versions, but I didn’t see it. Then I realized that I was on SQL Server 2019 CU 2 on … Continue reading →

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How Hard is Kubernetes?

Posted on August 19, 2022 by way0utwest

We’ve run Kubernetes inside Redgate for some research projects (like Spawn) and we are building some skills running this orchestrator. At the same time, we’ve had no shortage of challenges in keeping the clusters up at times, patching, fixing issues, … Continue reading →

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DBA to Data Engineer

Posted on August 17, 2022 by way0utwest

When I was starting my career, I expected to be a programmer. That’s what people who wrote the software were called. At some point they adopted “developer” instead, shunning the programmer label. Now I see software engineers has replaced developer … Continue reading →

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Reducing Debt and Increasing Security

Posted on August 15, 2022 by way0utwest

Many of us know that reducing financial debt in our lives leads to a bit more security in our minds. We are better able to cope with unexpected expenses when we have the ability to get credit or pay for … Continue reading →

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