A Personal Blog
Peter Whyte
SQL Server DBA and SRE, working remotely from Edinburgh, Scotland. This site is my own corner of the Internet: the database world on one side, Scotland’s hills on the other.
Say hello any time: me@peterwhyte.com
Around the Site
Database Engineering
SQL Server has been my day job for well over a decade, and I write it all down. Practical guides from real production work, plus the open DBA toolkit I build alongside them.
Hiking & Camping in Scotland
Long trails, wild camps and the gear that survives them. One big trail a year is becoming a thing: West Highland Way, Great Glen Way, Rob Roy Way so far.
Shoutouts
My shoutbox: short notes from my days, a quote that landed, a camp on the coast, how the running’s going. Newest first, no schedule.
Building the Web Since 2017
I’ve been building and refining websites for years, and I’ve been a present dad to my daughter through all of it. Hiking or camping to recharge and reset when I can.
Worth a Read
More on My Blogs
Northern Lights in Scotland, Twice in One Year
Two aurora nights from wild camps near Edinburgh, and how to catch your own.
Wild Camping Around Edinburgh
The local spots, the laws, and what a night out within reach of the city looks like.
A Day in the Life of a Remote SRE / DBA
What running production databases from a home office in Edinburgh actually looks like.
Things That Quietly Improved My Life
Small changes that stuck. No big reveals, just the stuff that kept earning its place.
Cheers for stopping by. The newest stuff usually lands in my shoutbox first.
Shoutouts