Treat the Database like Code

Steve Jones reminds us that our databases contain code, and as such, they ought to be under some type of version control.

DateTime Functions

My Little Friend

Today Steve Jones talks about his favorite feature in SSMS 2012 and why everyone should use it.

MDS

Too Many Bricks, Too Much Data

Too much data can be as much of a problem as too little. Today Steve Jones talks about some problems that we have in working with lots of data and how we might address the issues. Those that do well, will succeed in the future.

Skipping April Fools

No April Fool's jokes from SQLServerCentral this year and Steve explains why today.

SQL Saturday #131 – Phoenix Schedule Posted

I got an email today from the SQL Saturday #131 crew with the schedule posted, showing me listed for two...

Which product was purchased the most? T-SQL

Suppose you had a list of product sales and were curious about which one was sold the most? It’s a...

The Beginning of April

Backup and Restore

Today's editorial was originally published on May 13, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL Server Connections. Today Steve Jones talks about the need to train yourself, just like people in other professions.