The next version of SQL Server has a codename. Or does it? Steve Jones talks about some announcements in the SQL Server world this past week.  Read more...

Steve Jones looks back at some of the news from the week ending Oct 6, 2008.  Read more...

A new SQL Server system has claimed the top spots in the TPC-E benchmark, but Steve Jones doesn't think it's that impressive.  Read more...

As we retain more and more data, it becomes important not just to decide how long to retain different types of data, but also to identify that data that can be removed. Steve Jones talks about some of the challenges of this with databases.  Read more...

A bug in the SQL Server 2008 upgrade process has Steve Jones questioning the coding practices at Microsoft.  Read more...

As Information Technology workers become more wired, with more demands, and less benefits, should they consider unionizing.  Read more...

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...

New SSD (Solid State Device) hard drives are infiltrating enterprise servers more and more, but are they a good fit for database instances? Steve Jones comments a bit on some news from this past week.  Read more...

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

This week's Database Weekly editorial examines the US policy of potentially seizing laptops for an infinite period when you enter the country.  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 talks about data mining in the drug industry and the advantages of cheap software.  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...

I see, with some relief that the threatened removal of Rules and Defaults in SQL Server 2008 hasn’t happened. There has been a stay of execution. Even though they are documented, they still come with a dire warning that they are deprecated and will be removed in future versions. They have fallen foul of the SQL Standards committee, and we are now supposed to use check constraints instead.   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...

The other day, I was chatting to a keen PostgreSQL user. We're used to having free databases, such as IBM DB2 Express-C, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, SQLite and Oracle XE, but PostgreSQL is different in that it is open source. It is a proper, dedicated community too, I was told...  Read more...

A look back at the news from the week including Windows 7 and taking an unwired vacation.  Read more...

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There are many SQL Server DBAs with an intimate knowledge of how SQL Server works, the operating system, hardware and so on. They have the skills to keep a production system running without a hitch. It is no longer enough.   Read more...

A guest editorial from Phil Factor on the kindest way to dispose of unwanted IT projects.  Read more...