Returning To An Employer

Leaving an employer on good terms is important, and Steve thinks employers ought to consider hiring former employees, even if they were let go in a layoff.

SQL Server Collation

Daily Coping 28 Jun 2022

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Accounting for Typos

One of the reasons Steve likes DevOps is that it reduces typos.

Alert Filtering in SQL Monitor

SQL Monitor has improved a lot over the last couple of years. We have multiple teams building features and addressing issues, and each month when we have a readout...

Azure Storage Policies

Daily Coping 27 Jun 2022

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

A Few Thoughts on SQL Saturday Jacksonville

I was lucky to attend SQSQL Saturday Jacksonville 2022L Saturday Jacksonville 2022 a couple of weeks ago. This was the first SQL Saturday of 2022 for me, and the...

Daily Coping 24 Jun 2022

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Long Term Storage

Long term data storage isn't something we always need for databases, but it is something the world needs. A new technology has promise for those use cases, both in durability and preserving the algorithms needed.