Tag Archives: sql server

We Have a Date

Posted on September 28, 2017 by way0utwest

For nearly half of my life, I’ve looked forward to new versions of SQL Server. At first I was just hoping to see SQL Server run on a stable OS, as the OS/2 1v.3 was my original installation. That system … Continue reading →

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Oct 2, 2017 is the GA date for SQL Server 2017

Posted on September 25, 2017 by way0utwest

Announced today at Microsoft Ignite, the general availability date is Oct 2, for Windows, Linux, and Docker. Time to get ready to upgrade.

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A SQL Server Bug and Data Security

Posted on September 23, 2017 by way0utwest

This week I saw a post from Microsoft Tiger Team on the issues with backup compression and TDE databases. Apparently when they added compression, they didn’t test a few edge cases. Or a few regular cases, like WITH INIT. There … Continue reading →

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SSoL: Adding disk space with a repartition

Posted on August 1, 2017 by way0utwest

I don’t think most of us need to know Linux, but if you end up managing a system, it’s good to have a little idea of how to get around. This is a short series of posts as I remember … Continue reading →

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