Category Archives: Editorial

The New Wave of Security Threats

Posted on May 9, 2026 by way0utwest

We’ve had quite a few GDR patches for SQL Server released this year. If I glance at the Build Lists I maintain, I see Sept 2025, Nov 2025, Jan 2026, and Mar 2026 GDR patches. That seems rather frequent as … Continue reading →

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There’s Too Much to Learn

Posted on May 8, 2026 by way0utwest

I remember getting started on SQL Server and trying to upskill myself in the mid-1990s. At that time, my employer was running a SQL Server 4.2 instance for a third-party application, but we wanted to rewrite our internal bespoke sales … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of Dependencies

Posted on May 6, 2026 by way0utwest

Many of us working with databases know the problems of a single point of failure. We build HA/DR technologies into a lot of systems precisely because many of us know if the database goes down, a lot of stuff goes … Continue reading →

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Who is Using CAGs?

Posted on May 4, 2026 by way0utwest

While talking to a customer a few weeks ago, they mentioned that they used Contained Availability Groups (CAG) everywhere. They also said they were amazing and wondered why everyone wasn’t using them in other environments. Of course, I questioned the … Continue reading →

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