Category Archives: Editorial

Finding a Break

Posted on April 16, 2021 by way0utwest

Microsoft was one of the companies that dramatically pivoted to remote work. They enhanced their Teams product in a number of ways to help themselves, and their customers collaborate when people are not located in the same physical space. They … Continue reading →

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Always Retry

Posted on April 15, 2021 by way0utwest

When multiple people connect to a SQL Server database and attempt to query or update rows, blocking occurs. This is normal, and we expect a certain amount of this, usually very short lived. If it’s not, then having tools that … Continue reading →

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Bug Management

Posted on April 14, 2021 by way0utwest

All of our software has bugs. Some bugs are just bad code, some are incorrect specs, and some are things the client thinks should work differently than the way the application is built. In any case, we know there are … Continue reading →

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DevOps in Space

Posted on April 13, 2021 by way0utwest

Some of the early science fiction books I read were by Robert Heinlein, often including rocket ships and space travel. These days I’m uninterested in actually going to space, but I am excited by the prospect of the efforts being … Continue reading →

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