SQLServerCentral.com Articles tagged Editorial

The Best Programmers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

How do keep the best programmers? Steve Jones has a few thoughts that might cause you to rethink how you manage your programming stars.

Losing Data

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

As data professionals, we want to avoid losing data. We won't always be successful, but we can avoid making the easy mistakes.

Do You Want a Meritocracy at Work?

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

The best at their crafts are usually the most rewarded in sports, but not necessarily in other fields. This week Steve Jones asks if you would like it to be different?

The Five Year Plan

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

Is your IT department outdated? There's a prediction that they won't be around in five years. Steve Jones doesn't agree.

Data Vision

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

Computer vision has been something that researchers have worked on for years. We have no shortage of cameras, and we are starting to see the computing systems behind these devices starting to actually understand what is being seen. That understanding is very valuable. Will we see something similar happening in our SQL Server technologies?

The Watson Service

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

IBM's Watson project continues to grow and the latest implementation might be one that affects many of us in our daily lives.

No R2

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

The next version of SQL Server was announced last week and Steve Jones is pleased with the name.

The Decision to Fail

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

When a disaster occurs, the response from your organization isn't always pre-determined. There are times when you might not want to failover to secondary systems, especially if you don't expect the disaster to last long. How do you decide when to fail over?

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Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

Moving data around can be a challenge as the sizes of our databases grow. Steve Jones talks about some of the challenges and some creative ways you might consider moving data.

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Fear Fear

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

Do you let your fear drive you in how you work with technology? Steve Jones thinks you should be cautious, but not paralyzed.

The Joy of Technology

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

Steve Jones enjoys his career in technology and hopes that you do as well.

Relying on Algorithms

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:00:00 UT

Today Steve Jones looks at the way software affects the world and how we might be worried about how things might change in the future.

The Bicentennial

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

Tomorrow is the bicentennial SQL Saturday event. SQL Saturday #200 takes place in Philadelphia, and Steve Jones has some thoughts as he travels to the City of Brotherly Love.

The Speed of Azure

Thu, 30 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

There isn't a lot of acceptance of Azure from DBAs. Steve Jones talks about some of the advantages of Azure and thinks that we should be working to ensure that our internal systems respond at the same speed as people can get from Azure.

Data Will Drive the World

Tue, 28 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

Data and software will impact our lives more and more in the future. Steve Jones talks about some of the potential ways in which both of these have changed the world.

Memorial Day 2013

Mon, 27 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

The spring holiday message from Steve Jones.

Provisioning

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

This week Steve Jones is asking about the timeframe for you to get a new SQL Server instance? Is it substantial? Do you really know? Answer this week.

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Trusting Systems

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

The trust we build by ensuring our computer systems work is important. If we can't maintain that trust, Steve Jones sees a problem for our careers.

Understanding HA

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

Dealing with disaster situations or trying to maintain an HA environment can be stressful. However knowledge about your goals and the capabilities of each technology, along with practice, can make things much easier.

How do you solve T-SQL problems?

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

It's good to have a methodology for solving problems, and T-SQL is no exception to this. Steve Jones notes that all too often we look at solving a problem, but only doing half the job.

Morphing Microsoft

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

Is Microsoft trying to move away from just being a software vendor? It seems they'd like to and that's a goal, but are they moving in the right direction? Steve Jones has a few ideas to help them.

The Control Poll

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

Do you use version control for your databases? For your application code? Is there a time when you think it's not needed? Steve Jones asks the question today.

Honeywords in SQL Server

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

There's an idea of using false passwords with real accounts, honeywords, that can help us detect security issues with our servers. Is that worth implementing in SQL Server?

The Challenger

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

There is plenty of competition in the database platform space for SQL Server. There's a new NuSQL platform, whose vendor hopes will replace SQL Server as the platform of choice in the cloud. However Steve Jones isn't sure this will be the case.

The Platform Problem

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

Steve Jones sees a problem with the Azure platform. It's one that he thinks is limiting adoption, and may become a big problem for Microsoft at some point.

Better Coding, More Savings

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

The way we write code impacts our users, but it can also impact our wallet, especially in cloud computing. Steve Jones wonders how many people bother to profile and test their code.

Visualizations

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

A picture can express a thousand words. That's a phrase that many of us understand well, and one we embrace when we try to present large amounts of data in reports and dashboards. This week Steve Jones asks you what visualizations you use.

A Broken Data Model

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

After a recent trip, Steve Jones noted a problem somewhere with the way airlines are handling passenger data.

Our Race with Machines

Wed, 08 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

A future world where the machines rule, as shown in films like Terminator and the Matrix, isn't what most people want. However the fears of machines taking over much of our world are very real. Steve Jones thinks it's not as bad as you might believe.

Small Data

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:00:00 UT

With all the talk about Big Data recently, Steve Jones looks at some of the issues with Big Data and how small data might be more important to you.

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