Tag Archives: Microsoft

DevOps and OSS Can Scale

Posted on July 17, 2019 by way0utwest

Microsoft has changed quite dramatically in the last decade, in many ways. One of the more surprising ways to me is their embracing of open source software, while still building products that customers want and use. This is quite a … Continue reading →

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Waking Up to No Support

Posted on July 10, 2019 by way0utwest

When you wake up on July 10, SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will be out of support. Microsoft has been talking about this for some time, there’s been a Migration Tour from PASS with live events in quite a … Continue reading →

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More Linux than Windows

Posted on July 6, 2019 by way0utwest

Not for me. I definitely have more Windows running than Linux. Well, at least if you count minutes. If we’re counting instances of kernels, there might be times I have more running with Linux kernels in containers. However, on most … Continue reading →

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Honored to be a Microsoft MVP

Posted on July 1, 2019 by way0utwest

Today is the renewal date for Microsoft MVPs. I received an email a short while ago informing me that I was being awarded again for the July 2019 – June 2020 timeframe. This is my twelfth award, and I’m quite … Continue reading →

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