Category Archives: Editorial

Cleaning Up the Cloud

Posted on October 3, 2025 by way0utwest

Recently, I got a bill from Azure. That’s not an unusual thing for many of you, but for me it was a surprise because it said I was late paying. I’ve had a number of services running, and I thought … Continue reading →

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PRs Are Like Trouble Tickets

Posted on October 1, 2025 by way0utwest

I’ve spent quite a bit of my career as a DBA/sysadmin/Operations person. However, I’ve had my share of development positions as well. As I work with customers who look to mature their database development to be more like other software … Continue reading →

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Choosing an AI in Sept 2025

Posted on September 29, 2025 by way0utwest

Some of you out there are positive about AI and looking to use them. Some of you aren’t too thrilled with the tools and might avoid using them. I think that not learning to harness the power of an AI … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget About Financial Skills

Posted on September 26, 2025 by way0utwest

I get a regular email from Quora, with questions that I might be able to answer or might be of interest to me. There are some database questions, some Tesla ones, and others, but recently I caught an interesting one … Continue reading →

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