Category Archives: Editorial

Is Ransomware Fading?

Posted on February 19, 2025 by way0utwest

There were less ransomware payments in the second half of 2024, according to research from cryptocurrency tracing firms. There were certainly some high profile attacks, but this matches with my impressions from talking with lots of fellow data professionals around … Continue reading →

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Republish: The Change Failure Rate

Posted on February 17, 2025 by way0utwest

It’s President’s Day in the US and I have a day off, where I’m coaching volleyball up in Greeley, CO. And slightly worrying what maintenance might be waiting for my back at the ranch. You get to re-read (and re-comment) … Continue reading →

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How Much Linux Do You Need?

Posted on February 14, 2025 by way0utwest

SQL Server on Linux was released with version 2017. Since then, I’ve seen some deployments of SQL Server on Linux, but many of the customers I work with still deploy SQL Server on Windows. While there are limitations and unsupported … Continue reading →

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The End of Azure Data Studio

Posted on February 12, 2025 by way0utwest

I don’t know how many of you will be disappointed or impacted by this, but Azure Data Studio (ADS) is being retired, as of 6 Feb, 2025. It will be supported for a little over a year, until 28 Feb, … Continue reading →

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