Tag Archives: Database Weekly

No Degree Needed

Posted on November 11, 2023 by way0utwest

For most of my career, I’ve seen many companies that hire white-collar workers, including their IT staff, require a college degree or the equivalent experience in the military. Often this has been something the Human Resources department has made a … Continue reading →

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Using AI with Data Tasks

Posted on August 19, 2023 by way0utwest

The hot new technology of the year is AI. Between ChatGPT, Copilot, and generative AI, it seems that this is invading the world of computing at an incredible rate. Whether this becomes really useful and valuable or not is something … Continue reading →

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The Choice of SQL Server Version

Posted on July 22, 2023 by way0utwest

Every quarter Brent Ozar publishes some data from his SQL ConstantCare® service. This is a service where companies contract with Brent to install a service on their instance, collect data, and give them simple, short daily emails on things they … Continue reading →

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The Best Career Advice

Posted on June 24, 2023 by way0utwest

I don’t know that I have the best advice, but this month’s T-SQL Tuesday is asking for people to share what they think is the best advice they’ve been given or have for you. I wrote my own piece, where … Continue reading →

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