Category Archives: Editorial

Titles and DevOps Confusion

Posted on June 9, 2021 by way0utwest

Alex Yates has become quite the DevOps consultant in the last few years. I used to work with Alex at Redgate before he left to start his own consulting firm. I hear nothing but good things about his work, and … Continue reading →

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The Tech Blame Game

Posted on June 7, 2021 by way0utwest

Last year Solarwinds was hacked and blamed an intern for a security lapse. When Equifax was hacked, in testimony to the US Congress, the former CEO blamed a specific, though unnamed, person for not patching a system. British Airways blamed … Continue reading →

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Hopes for vNext

Posted on June 4, 2021 by way0utwest

It’s been quite some time since the last version of SQL Server was released. SQL Server 2019, v15, came out on Nov 4, 2019. Since then we’ve gotten 10 CUs, but no new version in 18 months. The pandemic likely … Continue reading →

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Back to Basics, Reaching for the Clouds, and Leveling Up

Posted on June 2, 2021 by way0utwest

The three themes for speakers at this year’s PASS Data Community Summit are: Back to Basics, Reach for the Clouds, and Level Up. The goal here is content that covers a wide variety of areas, with many fewer restrictions from … Continue reading →

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