A Flock of SQL Servers

Do you want to integrate Twitter with your database server? Steve Jones asks the question this week.

Feedback from SQL Saturday #64 in Baton Rouge

I did my session on The Top Ten SQL Server Skills You Need for the first time in Baton Rouge...

Benefits

Benefits for workers seem to be on the decline. Steve Jones talks about the issue, which might be something you give more weight to when choosing your next job.

Basic Computed Columns

I ran into an issue recently with a computed column, which I’ve rarely used, so I investigated them and wrote...

Going Big with SSDs

Solid State Drives are becoming more commonplace in database systems. eBay and Facebook have implemented large SSD systems in their environments. Steve Jones thinks DBAs should be learning more about how SSDs affect SQL Server.

Going Big with SSDs

Nimbus Data just sold 100TB of SSDs to eBay
I found a report recently that eBay had implemented 100TB of SSD storage from Nimbus...

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Back to Basics

This week Steve Jones reminds us that the basic skills we may take for granted might need some refreshing or updating.

Keeping Your Soul

How much do you need to sacrifice to succeed in business? It might be a lot, but Steve Jones says a lot of financial success is not worth losing your soul over.

When Do You Take a Full Backup?

This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for...