Category Archives: Editorial

Project Zero for Better Security

Posted on May 4, 2022 by way0utwest

Google started Project Zero to study zero-day vulnerabilities in systems. They want to improve security and safety, at least from a software and hardware standpoint. Its mission is to make it more difficult to find and exploit issues in software. … Continue reading →

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Testing or Learning

Posted on May 2, 2022 by way0utwest

All of us get into challenging situations. This might be a coding problem that we struggle to solve. It might be an argument with a co-worker. It could be feedback from a customer on how we dealt with them or … Continue reading →

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Gathering Data Through Life

Posted on April 29, 2022 by way0utwest

Every once in a while, I find a list of places posted on the Internet with a “how many have you visited?” question attached. This might be US states, countries, cities, or even attractions. I love traveling with my wife … Continue reading →

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Migrating a Large Database

Posted on April 27, 2022 by way0utwest

I have upgraded lots of SQL Servers from one version to the next, and for the most part, the process has been smooth. That’s not always the case, and there have been some long nights where the Operations staff had … Continue reading →

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