It Depends
It depends. The mantra of many DBAs and others in IT. Steve Jones reminds us why it applies.
2009-03-24
71 reads
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It Depends
It depends. The mantra of many DBAs and others in IT. Steve Jones reminds us why it applies.
2009-03-24
60 reads
A Better English Query
Someone is trying to build a better query engine for the web, something beyond a search engine. Steve Jones comments on the possible implications for databases if this works.
2009-03-23
185 reads
Policy Based Management - On Change Prevent, Doesn't
SQL Server 2008 introduces "Policy Based Management" (PBM) as a way to better manage your servers. This was a feature...
2009-03-23
2,516 reads
Almost Like a Service Pack
Microsoft recently laid off a number of people and made a mistake that they handled poorly. Steve Jones comments about what could have been done better.
2009-03-23
642 reads
A Better English Query
Someone is trying to build a better query engine for the web, something beyond a search engine. Steve Jones comments on the possible implications for databases if this works.
2009-03-22
719 reads
A Better English Query
Someone is trying to build a better query engine for the web, something beyond a search engine. Steve Jones comments on the possible implications for databases if this works.
2009-03-22
785 reads
A Better English Query
Someone is trying to build a better query engine for the web, something beyond a search engine. Steve Jones comments on the possible implications for databases if this works.
2009-03-22
753 reads
Being More Productive
This Friday's poll looks at your productivity. Is there some technology that has really helped you do your job better?
2009-03-20
153 reads
Grinding
I've been amazed at the amount of content that I am getting at SQLServerCentral. So far, in 2009, I've received...
2009-03-20
635 reads
Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers