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Learning is Hard–March Goals Update

Posted on March 29, 2018 by way0utwest

This is the third update for my goals for 2018. This is about 3 weeks after the last update, and it’s too soon. Not in time, but because I haven’t done a great job. This was a busy month. March … Continue reading →

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Are You a Traffic Cop?

Posted on March 20, 2018 by way0utwest

There’s a joke that a DBA’s favorite word is “no”. I think that was certainly true for the individual from whom I first learned about Oracle and SQL Server administration. He constantly pushed back on developers and management who requested … Continue reading →

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Learning Goals 2018–February Review

Posted on March 7, 2018 by way0utwest

Better than month 1. Only XE this month. My first week I got a reminder to spend some time on XE, so I watched a couple modules of Jonathan Kehayias’s Pluralsight course.  A lot of review, but I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Packt $10 Sale

Posted on March 6, 2018 by way0utwest

One sale today, my Getting Started with SQL Server 2016 Administration video. You can get this for $10 today, and it’s an introduction to an overview of what’s in SQL Server 2016, most of which applies to 2017 as well. … Continue reading →

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