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@way0utwest.bsky.social

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Founder, SQL Server Central and Advocate at Redgate Software. President, SQL Saturday charity

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way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 2d

Editorial Republish: Getting Fired voiceofthedba.com/2025/10/06/r...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 2d

A Short Break voiceofthedba.com/2025/10/06/a...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 5d

A New Word: Ecstatic Shock voiceofthedba.com/2025/10/03/a...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 5d

Today's editorial: Cleaning Up the Cloud voiceofthedba.com/2025/10/03/c...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 7d

Today's editorial: PRs Are Like Trouble Tickets voiceofthedba.com/2025/10/01/p...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 7d

AI Model Size, Parameters and Download voiceofthedba.com/2025/10/01/a...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 8d

a man is pointing at something in front of a flame

ALT: a man is pointing at something in front of a flame

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way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 8d

Wandering around the precon sessions at @PASSDataSummit Netherlands

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 8d

Found a friend

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 8d

Funny how it's a habit here as well. With a few 🐎and 🐕emojis thrown in with the ✈️ones

We got a new channel and a few of us have had to double post lately as we try to move our habit

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 9d

A lovely tribute to Phil Factor from @redgate 's founder:

Memories of Andrew Clarke, by Simon Galbraith

Simon Galbraith, co-founder of Redgate and one of the creators of Simple Talk, remembers Andrew Clarke.

www.red-gate.com

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way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 9d

Back in the EU voiceofthedba.com/2025/09/29/b...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 9d

Today's editorial: Choosing an AI in Sept 2025 voiceofthedba.com/2025/09/29/c...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 10d

SQL Saturday Boston Slides and Code

Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions today at SQL Saturday Boston 2025. I’ve got resources listed belowSlidesHere are the slides from my two sessionsRunning a Local LLM (slides)Speeding up A…

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way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 11d

SQL Saturday Boston Slides and Code voiceofthedba.com/2025/09/27/s...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 12d

Today's editorial: Don't Forget About Financial Skills voiceofthedba.com/2025/09/26/d...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 12d

Advice I Like: Fear and Imagination voiceofthedba.com/2025/09/26/a...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 13d

I'm ready to hit the road

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 13d

Multitasking morning. Listening to the Flyway teams give updates while being an adult

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 13d

Last day at home for a few weeks. Trying to jam in 🐎care around 4 morning meetings.

Some days being an adult sucks

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 14d

The Challenge of Implicit Transactions: #SQLNewBlogger voiceofthedba.com/2025/09/24/t...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 14d

Today's editorial: Getting More Time from AI voiceofthedba.com/2025/09/24/g...

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 15d

My travel schedule for the last 7 years. Anyone see a pandemic in there?

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 15d

I think in some ways this isn't a lot different than non-AI software projects that aren't well tested. I'm sure some developers were telling them their AI scanner is "amazing!"

way0utwest @way0utwest.bsky.social · 15d

Really? I think I've heard a version of that story from multiple customers.