I saw a note from someone recently that reminded me of Policy-Based Management. This was (is?) a technology in SQL Server that I thought might have great potential. I even had a few presentations on the subject, but sadly I've rarely seen anyone implement it. I'm sure some do, but I think for me, this is dead technology.

There have been other tech items from which I've been turned off or abandoned over the years. It seems in SQL Server, we have some tech that even Microsoft has abandoned and doesn't put any development resources into improving.

This week, I'm asking if you have technology that's dead to you. It could be in the SQL Server or Microsoft Data Platform, or it could be elsewhere. Let us know in the discussion below.

I have often moved on from some technology to something newer or better, but that's not because the old software was dead to me, but rather because I found something better.

However, I have abandoned some things. Database Mirroring is something I see as dead, as does Microsoft. I think for me, any source control system other than Git is dead to me, though maybe that's more because Git has proven to be better (and ubiquitous). I'd say that I find most multi-platform messaging clients dead to me, mostly because they can't keep up or implement good interfaces that work across many places. At least not in a way that makes sense for me. I'd say these days, digital cameras (and video cameras) are dead to me as a casual snapper who can live with a phone.

I'm sure there are other dead technologies that you're just annoyed with or think don't (or can't) meet your needs. There are likely many more which didn't keep up with you over time, which you wouldn't have abandoned if they had just improved a bit.

Let us know today what you think.