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Always Retry

Posted on April 15, 2021 by way0utwest

When multiple people connect to a SQL Server database and attempt to query or update rows, blocking occurs. This is normal, and we expect a certain amount of this, usually very short lived. If it’s not, then having tools that … Continue reading →

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Bug Management

Posted on April 14, 2021 by way0utwest

All of our software has bugs. Some bugs are just bad code, some are incorrect specs, and some are things the client thinks should work differently than the way the application is built. In any case, we know there are … Continue reading →

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ConFoo–The Future of Database Development in Containers

Posted on February 25, 2021 by way0utwest

I delivered a talk at the ConFoo conference. I’ve never been to this live, and when I submitted last year, I was hoping this would somehow be a live event in Montreal. It didn’t happen, but I joined the virtual … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Past

Posted on January 27, 2021 by way0utwest

Just a short time ago, the SQL Family lost Gareth Swanepoel. It was fairly sudden and sad to have someone I knew fairly well pass away. He was the first person that I directly knew that was lost to the … Continue reading →

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