Tag Archives: Database Weekly

Taking Shortcuts

Posted on April 28, 2018 by way0utwest

Many of us work in situations where we feel pressure to get work done at a pace that’s faster than we might like to move. In some sense, this is the nature of life, where customers and clients always want … Continue reading →

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Opportunity or Restriction?

Posted on March 3, 2018 by way0utwest

I’ve been at the Redgate office all week, broadcasting SQL in the City and meeting with product teams. Quite a bit of our focus is on the GDPR law, with enforcement beginning in May. We’re building and enhancing tools to … Continue reading →

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We Do Need To Upgrade

Posted on February 3, 2018 by way0utwest

I advocate that we should get a long life from our database platforms. In fact, I like to think about a 7-10 year lifetime for many of my database instances. That means I’ll get beyond the 5 year lifetime that … Continue reading →

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Sizing New Servers

Posted on January 1, 2018 by way0utwest

I ran across a post this week from Joe Chang on server sizing. It’s short and talks about some of the issues that you might consider when looking at a single socket v multi-socket systems. What first caught my eye, however, … Continue reading →

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