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

It is always a jolt to move from the sane world of SQL, where Begin, begin and BEGIN have exactly the same effect, to the alien territory of XML, C, Java and JavaScript, where words have different meanings according to whether they have capitals or not.  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...

If impeccable technical skills are a "given", what are the soft shills that will make you an Exceptional DBA rather than a competent DBA?  Read more...

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Commentary on the database related news of the past week. SQL Server 2008 Certification, deep inside SQL Server and the Library of Congress.  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...

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 look at some of the interesting database news from the previous week (March 24, 2008).  Read more...