Category Archives: Editorial

Managed Instance Impressions

Posted on May 27, 2024 by way0utwest

Several years ago, I heard about a new product coming in Azure that would provide an IaaS (infrastructure as a service) VM to run SQL Server, with Microsoft managing most of the admin tasks for the instance, like patching and … Continue reading →

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The Costs and Rewards of Speaking

Posted on May 24, 2024 by way0utwest

Most of the people I know who speak at a SQL Saturday or user group aren’t paid for their efforts. At many of the community events, the speakers are volunteering their time. Many are also paying for their own way … Continue reading →

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Invisible Downtime

Posted on May 22, 2024 by way0utwest

This article has a concept I’ve never heard about: invisible downtime. This is the idea that there are problems in your application that the customer sees. Your servers are running, but the application doesn’t work correctly or is pausing with … Continue reading →

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Kubernetes is Cool, But …

Posted on May 20, 2024 by way0utwest

Kubernetes is cool, and I think it’s really useful in helping us scale and manage multiple systems easily in a fault-tolerant way. Actually, I don’t think Kubernetes per se is important itself; more it seems that the idea of some … Continue reading →

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