Category Archives: Editorial

A Programmer’s Attitude

Posted on July 19, 2024 by way0utwest

I caught this piece on the need for programmers (developers) to not trust anyone, including themselves. It is written by a software developer for other software developers, but I think it can also apply to database work as well. It … Continue reading →

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Cloud vs On-premises

Posted on July 17, 2024 by way0utwest

The cloud has been a controversial concept for much of its existence. While the idea has been around for many decades, AWS started selling IT services in 2006, with Azure following suit in 2008. Since then, the use of cloud … Continue reading →

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Least Privilege

Posted on July 15, 2024 by way0utwest

I assume that most of you know about the principle of least privilege. If not, please read this short blog from Brian Kelley and make sure you understand how you should approach security. In the modern world, we also ought … Continue reading →

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The Stretch Database Retirement

Posted on July 10, 2024 by way0utwest

Stretch Database is finally going away. It is being retired. It was deprecated on Nov 16, 2022, from SQL Server 2022. Effective Jul 9, 2024, the supporting Azure service is retired. I saw this in an announcement on Jul 3, … Continue reading →

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