Tag Archives: administration

Reassess Your Configuration

Posted on January 12, 2021 by way0utwest

It’s the start of a new year, and while it might feel like COVID-19 has us stuck back in March 2020, I hope that will start to fade as we move into the new year. Certainly our employers want to … Continue reading →

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Do You Know What the Settings Should Be?

Posted on September 28, 2020 by way0utwest

One of the research areas at the Redgate Foundry is in estate management, trying to better understand how people manage an estate of servers. These could be physical servers you own, VMs in a hosted or cloud situation, or even … Continue reading →

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Automation is a Key Skill for the Modern DBA

Posted on September 12, 2020 by way0utwest

This month we had T-SQL Tuesday #130, hosted by Elizabeth Noble. Elizabeth and I had some good talks about database development and DevOps last year, and I managed to convince her to host one of the blog parties. I had … Continue reading →

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Admin Challenges Across Scale and Time

Posted on August 20, 2020 by way0utwest

I’ve never been interested in working on large systems. I know some people relish the challenge, and certainly there is a lot to learn, but I’ve always valued my sleep and time with family. I like getting away from work, … Continue reading →

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