Category Archives: Editorial

A Summit Rebirth in 2022

Posted on November 10, 2021 by way0utwest

This year the SQL Server and Data Platform community is getting together for the annual Summit virtually. You can still register and attend today through Friday for free. The content is also being recorded, and if you register, you can … Continue reading →

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SQL Server vNext

Posted on November 8, 2021 by way0utwest

We now know when the next version of SQL Server is coming. At Ignite last week, Microsoft announced SQL Server 2022, which comes nearly 3 years after the last version, SQL Server 2019. Apparently, the pandemic’s effects include delays in … Continue reading →

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What I Learned at Community Summits

Posted on November 5, 2021 by way0utwest

I went to the first  Community Summit in 1999. This was one of the first conferences of my career, and I was excited to have one focused on SQL Server and data. I met Kalen Delaney and shook her hand … Continue reading →

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Security Bug or Handy Feature

Posted on October 27, 2021 by way0utwest

There are plenty of times that I want to share something with another person. This could be a link, a slice of data, or maybe the view of some page I’ve seen. Many applications make this easy, either on the … Continue reading →

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