Fun time Friday - A week is a long time in....

A week is a long time in...

A week is a long time in SQL Server land. This week I have been busy working on a version migration for one particular customer and looking at security, 'productionising' some servers and troubleshooting connectivity issues for another. As is usual for me no day has been the same.

It’s been a busy week. Despite this, I didn't miss the release of SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.2 - SQL Server 2019 promises to offer much in the real time data analytic field. At some point, likely the new year, I will spend some time exploring the new version to see in greater detail, so I can understand what new features will be beneficial for my clients and customers.

You can read about the new features in SQL Server 2019 and also download SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.2 here on the Microsoft website.

With a new SQL Server version being released in 2019, and also, and a more likely driver for upgrading, is SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 going out extended support with Microsoft. Many of my clients will be looking to upgrade their SQL Server version in the New Year. To ensure they are on a supported version of SQL Server.

If you need assistance with a version upgrade, from the discovering and planning phase, executing the migration plan or optimizing the platform afterwards we can help. Get in touch for a free consultation about your SQL Server upgrade.

If a week is a long time in SQL Server land, a day is a long time in politics especially this week. Brexit, again has been at the heart of the non-tech news for me this week.

On Wednesday the Prime Minister faced a “No confidence” vote after 15% of her parties MPs (48 of them.) wrote letters expressing they have no confidence in the Prime Minister. By Wednesday evening she had won the confidence vote with 200 MPs voting in her favour, 117 of her own party voted that they had No confidence in her. She won the vote and she is now safe, from her own party for 12 months.

How she will get 'The Deal' through parliament is now anyone's guess. Especially as several MPs who voted for her in the No Confidence vote have stated they won’t be supporting her Brexit deal. Add to that the opposition parties could decide they have no confidence in the government itself. I'll be honest neither to do I . All the while, the uncertainty rumbles on. There appears there won't be a general election this week but if carries on like this one thinks a General Election can't be far away. The uncertainty continues .

After this week, there’s one full working week before Christmas It promises to be an interesting one.