IBM is testing a new hardware disk array that vastly outperforms any current arrays. What does this mean for the database world?  Read more...

As DBAs we must secure and protect data, but what can we do when there are fundamental issues with the way the systems are designed. Steve Jones comments on problems with voting machines.  Read more...

This weeks Database Weekly looks at a longtime leader for the Microsoft SQL Server development team leaving the company.  Read more...

Developers tend to be lazy in Steve Jones' view. This week he examines some of the problems that this lack of effort can cause in applications.  Read more...

In this update from the past week Steve Jones looks at leaks in encrypted disks and Web 2.0 development.  Read more...

Steve Jones will be attending the Business of Software conference in September and gives a few reasons why this is an interesting topic to him.  Read more...

Intel is moving in the direction of more and more cores on a single CPU, so what does that mean for programmers?  Read more...

Steve Jones looks back at a week of news on data center infrastructure, the EF war, and SQL Server 2008 news.  Read more...

Steve Jones looks back at the news of the past, including a look at RC0, the latest release of SQL Server 2008.  Read more...

Steve Jones looks at the performance of column changes, petaflop computing, and a few ways to beef up your DBA skills.  Read more...

A look back at the news of the past week dealing with SQL Injection, slow SQL Server growth and two level security.  Read more...

A look back at the news of the past week including Windows 7, SSD performance, April Fools, and consistency in SQL Server.  Read more...

A look at some of the interesting database news from the previous week.  Read more...