Category Archives: Editorial

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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The Craziness of Code

Posted on April 25, 2022 by way0utwest

Every once in a while I find a fun post that makes fun of programming. I think because the author is struggling with some piece of code, they write about the craziness of software development, often with an analogy that … Continue reading →

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Scripting Makes Mistakes Easier Than Ever

Posted on April 22, 2022 by way0utwest

A number of you likely use Atlassian products like Jira, Confluence, Opsgenie, or something else. You might have been affected by a large outage they had (post incident blog, Company Q&A, TechRepublic report) recently which lasted at least 9 days. … Continue reading →

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Using T-SQL over PoSh

Posted on April 20, 2022 by way0utwest

Why would you use SSMS/T-SQL over PowerShell (PoSh)? When is T-SQL directly a better option than PoSh? That’s a question I ask myself regularly as I see articles and blogs that discuss how to accomplish a particular task using one … Continue reading →

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