Category Archives: Editorial

Navigating the Database Landscape

Posted on March 13, 2024 by way0utwest

The title of our keynote session at the Redgate Summit in Atlanta is Navigating the Database Landscape, and I’ll be delivering part of the talk, along with Grant Fritchey and Kathi Kellenberger today, Mar 13. This is based on the … Continue reading →

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Republish: Have You Deployed an Availability Group?

Posted on March 11, 2024 by way0utwest

I’m taking a day off to coach at Colorado Crossroads today. It’s the last day of a 3 day volleyball tournament and I’ve got my 13s and I’m helping with 18s. Hopefully not at the same time. You get to … Continue reading →

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Is This a Good DBA Job Description?

Posted on March 8, 2024 by way0utwest

I saw this on one of the syndicated SQL Server Central blogs: Job Description of a DBA. This is mostly a list of things, but it covers a lot of the general types of things that many of us expect … Continue reading →

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Assistants in the Age of AI

Posted on March 6, 2024 by way0utwest

When I started working for a living, there were secretaries in many organizations. These were people who actually did a lot of correspondence (written or verbal) and busy work for managers or executives. Over time, as email and computers became … Continue reading →

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