﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="2.0"><channel><title>SQLServerCentral.com Articles tagged Editorial - WMV</title><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/</link><description>Articles tagged Editorial - WMV posted on SQLServerCentral.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>360</ttl><managingEditor>sjones@sqlservercentral.com (Steve Jones)</managingEditor><item><title>Dodge, Dip, Dive, Duck, and Dodge</title><description><![CDATA[Laptop issues have Steve Jones upset with Toshiba. Today he talks about the obligations companies have to stand behind their support agreements and not try to dodge them.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69304/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/14</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69304/</link></item><item><title>Dodge, Dip, Dive, Duck, and Dodge</title><description><![CDATA[Laptop issues have Steve Jones upset with Toshiba. Today he talks about the obligations companies have to stand behind their support agreements and not try to dodge them.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69305/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/14</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69305/</link></item><item><title>Why Can't We Go Backwards?</title><description><![CDATA[How many times have you wanted to restore a database to an earlier version? Today Steve Jones asks why can't we do this and includes a way for you to vote on this.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69278/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/13</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69278/</link></item><item><title>Goal Tuesday</title><description><![CDATA[Almost halfway into the first month of the new year, Steve Jones reminds us of the power of goals. Today he encourages you to set up your own goals for the coming year.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69273/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/12</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69273/</link></item><item><title>Do You Want to Learn a Thing or Two?</title><description><![CDATA[A list of books to read in any area from an expert can be invaluable in growing your skills. Steve Jones talks about one list from Paul Randal, former SQL Server developer.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69262/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/11</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69262/</link></item><item><title>Balancing the Message</title><description><![CDATA[How can we get information about new products, tools, and services in the Internet world? Steve Jones has a poll this Friday asking what ways you would like to interact with SQL Server vendors on the site.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69249/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/08</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69249/</link></item><item><title>Being Supportive</title><description><![CDATA[Steve Jones says we need to stick together in IT, at least from the perspective of the client. Otherwise we can all look bad as an industry.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69217/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/07</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69217/</link></item><item><title>Be Prepared</title><description><![CDATA[Today we have a guest editorial from Grant Fritchey. The Boy Scouts motto is &quot;be prepared&quot; and most of you probably unconsciously follow that in your daily lives. Why is it that so many of us don't follow through on this same advice with our databases? Grant Fritchey gives a few examples of how you should &quot;be prepared&quot; for a database emergency.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69200/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/04</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69200/</link></item><item><title>Happy New Year 2010</title><description><![CDATA[The first day of 2010 has Steve Jones blooper reel in addition to some well wishes.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69199/</guid><pubDate>2010/01/01</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69199/</link></item><item><title>A New Beginning</title><description><![CDATA[The end of another year has an early Friday poll this week from Steve Jones. What are you looking to do in 2010?]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69180/</guid><pubDate>2009/12/31</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69180/</link></item><item><title>The Year in Review - 2009</title><description><![CDATA[Steve Jones looks back at 2009 and examines some of the predictions he made at the beginning of the year.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69173/</guid><pubDate>2009/12/30</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69173/</link></item><item><title>Crash and Burn</title><description><![CDATA[A recent crash of the popular Coding Horror blog brings the responsibility of backups to the front of today's editorial. See if you agree with Steve Jones and his take on backups and restores.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69163/</guid><pubDate>2009/12/29</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69163/</link></item><item><title>Twas the Night Before Christmas - SQL Style</title><description><![CDATA[A guest editorial from Tim Ford updates this Christmas classic for the SQL Server professionals out there.]]></description><guid>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69145/</guid><pubDate>2009/12/24</pubDate><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/redirect/articles/69145/</link></item><item><title>The Balance of Resources</title><description><![CDATA[Companies have to make choices about what to spend money on, often not using the same priorities as those in IT might choose. Steve Jones talks about some of choices they make and why their decisions might make some sense.<!-- SQL Server monitoring made easy -->
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  <td><strong>SQL Server monitoring made easy </strong><br />"Keeping an eye on our many SQL Server instances<br> is much easier  with SQL Response." Mike Lile.<br><a href="http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Response/offers/easy_monitoring.htm?utm_source=ssc&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=easy_monitoring200912&utm_campaign=sqlresponse">Download a free trial of SQL Response now. </a><img src="/Images/spacer.gif?d=ad_olr1"/></td>
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  <td><strong>Do the best for your data</strong><br>Get a free copy of “Brad’s SQL Server Maintenance Plans” <br>eBook and try SQL Backup™ for smaller, faster, more  <br>robust backups.  <a href="http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Backup/offers/backup_maintenance_plans.htm?utm_source=ssc&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=maintenance_201001&utm_campaign=sqlbackup">Download your free resources now.</a><img src="/Images/spacer.gif?d=ad_olr1"/></td>
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  <td><strong>Too many SQL Servers to keep up with?</strong><br /><a href="http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Response/offers/too_many_servers.htm?utm_source=ssc&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=toomany200912&utm_campaign=sqlresponse">Download a free trial</a> of SQL Response to monitor your <br>SQL Servers in just one intuitive interface."The monitoring<br>in SQL Response is excellent." Mike Towery. </a><img src="/Images/spacer.gif?d=ad_olr1"/></td>
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  <td><strong>Do the best for your data</strong><br>Get a free copy of “Brad’s SQL Server Maintenance Plans” <br>eBook and try SQL Backup™ for smaller, faster, more  <br>robust backups.  <a href="http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Backup/offers/backup_maintenance_plans.htm?utm_source=ssc&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=maintenance_201001&utm_campaign=sqlbackup">Download your free resources now.</a><img src="/Images/spacer.gif?d=ad_olr1"/></td>
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  <td><strong>Too many SQL Servers to keep up with?</strong><br /><a href="http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Response/offers/too_many_servers.htm?utm_source=ssc&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=toomany200912&utm_campaign=sqlresponse">Download a free trial</a> of SQL Response to monitor your <br>SQL Servers in just one intuitive interface."The monitoring<br>in SQL Response is excellent." Mike Towery. </a><img src="/Images/spacer.gif?d=ad_olr1"/></td>
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