Tag Archives: administration

Consolidating Again and Again and Again

Posted on November 25, 2014 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on November 12, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is on holiday.  In reading about virtualization, one of the main things that drives its acceptance is cost. It’s the reduction in actual physical resources … Continue reading →

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Placeholders for Emergencies

Posted on November 24, 2014 by way0utwest

A long time ago I worked in a large corporation where we managed lots of servers, each of which performed a variety of different functions. Some were Exchange, some SQL, some file servers, etc. and they would come and go … Continue reading →

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How Often Does Production Drift?

Posted on November 24, 2014 by way0utwest

One of the new products that Red Gate Software is working on is SQL Lighthouse, which is designed to track and alert you on “database drift“, which are the changes in your schema. I hadn’t really heard the concept in the past, though … Continue reading →

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Prepping for Winter

Posted on November 17, 2014 by way0utwest

Living on a ranch in Colorado means that we have to prepare for winter in a way that we don’t worry about other seasons. Taking care of livestock when the weather gets cold (and snowy) presents challenges, and since it … Continue reading →

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