Advice I Like: Tipping

When in doubt, overtip – from Excellent Advice for Living This is close to my heart, since I spent a lot of time in college and after working as...

The Changing Nature of Data

The way we look at data is changing, especially when data privacy and protection is considered. Today Steve has some thoughts on address data and the implications for cities as well as databases.

Upgrades to SQL Server 2022

CHOOSE’ing a Beer: #SQLNewBlogger

We recently published an article on CHOOSE at SQL Server Central. I thought it was a good intro, but as someone noted in the comments, how do you use...

Part-Time DBAs

Remote DBA services can be a boon to your organization, if you use them sparingly.

The Long String

T-SQL Tuesday #185–Being a Video Star

This month we have an interesting invite. Erik Darling is the host, and since he does a lot of video blogs, he’s asking for a video submission for T-SQL...

The User Login

Using Feature Flags

Feature flags are being used in modern software development. Steve thinks these should also be a staple of database changes.

A Domain for Data

A SQL DDL statement that Steve never knew about is the subject of today's editorial.