Adding Test data to msdb.sysjobhistory

One of our internal people was looking to test some process in (I assume) Redgate Monitor and needed more job history than they had in msdb.sysjobhistory. They wanted to...

Getting ANY of the data

Why Would You Do That?

We look at problems in different ways and Steve notes this can help or hinder us in software development.

The Pervasive Nature of Open Source

This week there was a headline that said "Open Source Software Powers 96% of Modern Applications, New Study Finds" and if you stopped reading there, you might think, hey, it's not in the apps I work on. Or you might think that because you use OSS software, most of the world also does. Microsoft, Oracle, […]

A New Word: Fardle-dun

fardle-din – n. a long-overdue argument that shakes up a relationship, burning wildly through your issues like a forest fire, which clears out your dry and hollow grievances and...

Big Queries, Big Money

I had been meaning to post this, so as I finished a piece that referenced this, I decided to post the picture. This was from Small Data SF, where...

Distributed Monoliths

What is a distributed monolith vs. a microservice architecture? Steve has a few thoughts today.

Episode 11 of Simple Talks: Oracle

The 11th episode is now live, recorded a few weeks ago at the PASS Data Community Summit. This was a lot of fun, us grabbing a space in the...

Subqueries II

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