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Treat the Database like Code

Posted on April 5, 2012 by way0utwest

In one of Grant Fritchey’s presentations at SQL Server Connections recently, he talked about treating the databaese like code, and storing the changes you make, the DDL for the objects, and more, in a version control system of some sort. Grant had … Continue reading →

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Too Many Bricks, Too Much Data

Posted on April 3, 2012 by way0utwest

At one point in my career I was working on a new application and we were debating about storing certain metrics related to the application usage and customer’s behavior. My boss asked for my opinion and I said that more … Continue reading →

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Data Growth

Posted on March 21, 2012 by way0utwest

I attended the Special Ops Tour for SQL Server 2012 in Denver recently. It was an event that was showcasing some of the changes in SQL Server, with presentations and networking for the local SQL Server pros. It was fun to get … Continue reading →

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The Consistency Debate

Posted on March 13, 2012 by way0utwest

One of the questions I constantly see asked about on SQLServerCentral is how can you scale out the database. How can you easily keep multiple copes if your data in sync with one another on different servers, and allow clients … Continue reading →

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