Tag Archives: administration

You Better Learn to Work at Scale

Posted on January 29, 2015 by way0utwest

Early in my career, I worked on a large Novell Netware installation. We bought a server that was about 1/4 the size of a modern rack, which contained a number of blade slots each holding some type of hardware: CPUs, disk adapters, … Continue reading →

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Taking Care of Things Today

Posted on January 18, 2015 by way0utwest

I get the weekly SQLskills newsletter, which I always find interesting. There’s usually a video on a topic that teaches me something, and as an avid reader, I enjoy hearing about the books that Paul Randal has read. However the main part is called … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #62 – Healthy SQL

Posted on January 13, 2015 by way0utwest

The invitation for T-SQL Tuesday this month comes from Robert Pearl. It’s called HealthySQL and it’s a topic I like. I’ve spent a lot of time in my career being proactive with SQL Server databases, and keeping them healthy is … Continue reading →

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Selling Automation to Ops

Posted on January 12, 2015 by way0utwest

The DevOps movement isn’t new in some companies. It’s the same coordination and teamwork that has existed for a long time between the development and operations staffs. Developers take advantage of the skills in Operations to get standardized environments for their work, … Continue reading →

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