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Database Mirroring Needs FQDNs

Posted on July 3, 2017 by way0utwest

A quick basic post, and one that I’ve forgotten. Since blogging is a good way to remind myself of things, here goes. I was testing Database Mirroring (DBM) recently for an upgrade situation. I’ve set up it up in the … Continue reading →

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A Bad First Day

Posted on June 14, 2017 by way0utwest

I’ve started quite a few jobs throughout my career. In college, I worked in a variety of restaurants, changing employers at the start of every summer and again at the start of the school year. At some of those positions, … Continue reading →

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How Can I Get Accepted to Speak at the PASS Summit?

Posted on May 1, 2017 by way0utwest

There has been some discussion and concern over the changes to the speaker selection process for the PASS Summit. I’ve written some thoughts, as have others (Joey, Andy), but I was struck a bit by Eugene Meidiner’s post. In it, … Continue reading →

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Getting the tSQLt Run Adapter working in Visual Studio 2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by way0utwest

Last year I heard about the tSQLt test Adapter for Visual Studio from Ed Elliot. I’ve been wanting to try it, but various items got in the way. Finally I had the chance to play and it worked well in … Continue reading →

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