Tag Archives: syndicated

Balancing Life with a Career–Slides

Posted on March 16, 2026 by way0utwest

I had a great time at SQL Saturday Atlanta 2026 this past weekend. I had some good comments and a few questions. I’ll write a bit more on this, but I’ve uploaded the slides (apologies for the delay). Balancing Life … Continue reading →

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Advice I Like: Knots

Posted on March 13, 2026 by way0utwest

Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand. For the rest of your life, you’ll use this knot more times than you would ever believe.” – from Excellent Advice for Living I like this … Continue reading →

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The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations

Posted on March 11, 2026 by way0utwest

One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if ensure I could easily refresh dev and test environments on demand. In a small startup, we wanted to be sure our weekly releases worked well, so … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks

Posted on March 10, 2026 by way0utwest

This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find new hosts over the last few years to keep this party going and to expand the ways in which people look at database work. There are … Continue reading →

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